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Comment
. 2017 Jun:1:61.
doi: 10.21037/jphe.2017.06.04. Epub 2017 Jun 19.

Systolic blood pressure target: Have we identified the optimal target yet?

Islam Y Elgendy  1 , Carl J Pepine  1
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Systolic blood pressure target: Have we identified the optimal target yet?

Islam Y Elgendy et al. J Public Health Emerg. 2017 Jun.
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