Fixed combinations in the management of hypertension: patient perspectives and rationale for development and utility of the olmesartan-amlodipine combination.

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Published in Vasc Health Risk Manag on January 01, 2008

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Eduardo Pimenta1, Suzanne Oparil

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1: Department of Hypertension and Nephrology, Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. espimenta@hotmail.com

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