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. 2021 May 1;39(5):1044-1045.
doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002780.

Understanding the impact of blood pressure guidelines and variability on hypertension diagnoses

Aayush Visaria  1 , Priyanka Raju  2 , Sumaiya Islam  3 , Joel James  3 , Pooja Polamarasetti  4
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Understanding the impact of blood pressure guidelines and variability on hypertension diagnoses

Aayush Visaria et al. J Hypertens. .
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    Bell K, Doust J, McGeechan K, Horvath AR, Barratt A, Hayen A, Semsarian C, Irwig L. Bell K, et al. J Hypertens. 2021 May 1;39(5):1045-1046. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002781. J Hypertens. 2021. PMID: 33824261 No abstract available.

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