Prevalence, control and awareness of high blood pressure among Canadian adults. Canadian Heart Health Surveys Research Group.

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Published in CMAJ on June 01, 1992

Authors

M R Joffres1, P Hamet, S W Rabkin, D Gelskey, K Hogan, G Fodor

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1: Alberta Health, Edmonton.

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