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Editorial
. 2003 Jun;89(6):589-90.
doi: 10.1136/heart.89.6.589.

Drug treatment of hypertension: implications of ALLHAT

B Williams
Editorial

Drug treatment of hypertension: implications of ALLHAT

B Williams. Heart. 2003 Jun.
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