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. 2004 Mar 13;328(7440):634-40.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7440.634.

British Hypertension Society guidelines for hypertension management 2004 (BHS-IV): summary

Bryan Williams  1 , Neil R Poulter, Morris J Brown, Mark Davis, Gordon T McInnes, John F Potter, Peter S Sever, Simon McG Thom; BHS guidelines working party, for the British Hypertension Society
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British Hypertension Society guidelines for hypertension management 2004 (BHS-IV): summary

Bryan Williams et al. BMJ. .

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  • BMJ. 2004 Apr 17;328(7445):926
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Blood pressure thresholds for intervention
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Recommendations for combining blood pressure lowering drugs (AB/CD rule) (adapted from reference , Brown et al)
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