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Editorial
. 2017 Sep;5(17):350.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.06.69.

Association of obesity with hypertension

Wilbert S Aronow  1
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Editorial

Association of obesity with hypertension

Wilbert S Aronow. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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