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Guideline
. 1999 Sep 4;319(7210):630-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7210.630.

British Hypertension Society guidelines for hypertension management 1999: summary

L E Ramsay  1 , B Williams, G D Johnston, G A MacGregor, L Poston, J F Potter, N R Poulter, G Russell
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British Hypertension Society guidelines for hypertension management 1999: summary

L E Ramsay et al. BMJ. .
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