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Comment
. 2013 Sep;15(9):700.
doi: 10.1111/jch.12154. Epub 2013 Jun 25.

Allopurinol on hypertension: insufficient evidence to recommend

Pedro H F Gois  1 , Weverton M Luchi, Antonio C Seguro
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Comment

Allopurinol on hypertension: insufficient evidence to recommend

Pedro H F Gois et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2013 Sep.
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