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Comment
. 2021 Dec 31;72(714):12.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp22X718061. Print 2022 Jan.

Should we be advising patients to take their antihypertensives at night?

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Should we be advising patients to take their antihypertensives at night?

Gurjeevan Bal et al. Br J Gen Pract. .
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  • TIME to take antihypertensives.
    Kelly MJ. Kelly MJ. Br J Gen Pract. 2022 Dec 21;73(726):10. doi: 10.3399/bjgp23X731517. Print 2023 Jan. Br J Gen Pract. 2022. PMID: 36543563 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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