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Comment
. 2017 Feb 6;189(5):E218.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.732527.

The authors respond to "Is it premature to SPRINT?"

Doreen M Rabi  1 , Raj Padwal  2
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Comment

The authors respond to "Is it premature to SPRINT?"

Doreen M Rabi et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Comment on

  • A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control.
    SPRINT Research Group; Wright JT Jr, Williamson JD, Whelton PK, Snyder JK, Sink KM, Rocco MV, Reboussin DM, Rahman M, Oparil S, Lewis CE, Kimmel PL, Johnson KC, Goff DC Jr, Fine LJ, Cutler JA, Cushman WC, Cheung AK, Ambrosius WT. SPRINT Research Group, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Nov 26;373(22):2103-16. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1511939. Epub 2015 Nov 9. N Engl J Med. 2015. PMID: 26551272 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
  • Intensive lowering of blood pressure: Should we SPRINT?
    Rabi DM, Padwal R. Rabi DM, et al. CMAJ. 2016 Oct 18;188(15):1067-1068. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.160147. Epub 2016 Jul 4. CMAJ. 2016. PMID: 27378462 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Is it premature to SPRINT?
    Allen DM. Allen DM. CMAJ. 2017 Feb 6;189(5):E217. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.732448. CMAJ. 2017. PMID: 28246267 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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