Blood pressure, stroke, and coronary heart disease. Part 2, Short-term reductions in blood pressure: overview of randomised drug trials in their epidemiological context.

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Published in Lancet on April 07, 1990

Authors

R Collins, R Peto, S MacMahon, P Hebert, N H Fiebach, K A Eberlein, J Godwin, N Qizilbash, J O Taylor, C H Hennekens

Associated clinical trials:

WIreless Monitoring and Financial Incentives for Uncontrolled HYpertension (WIFHY) Study (WIFHY) | NCT03368417

Effect of Dapagliflozin on Nighttime Blood Pressure in Type 2 Diabetes | NCT03887416

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