Recent advances in hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Published in Heart on May 24, 2013

Authors

Okechukwu S Ogah1, Brian L Rayner

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria. osogah56156@yahoo.com

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