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Editorial
. 2008 Dec;10(12):889-93.
doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.00056.x.

High blood pressure in children and adolescents: to treat or not to treat is not the question

Editorial

High blood pressure in children and adolescents: to treat or not to treat is not the question

George A Mensah. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 Dec.
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