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Editorial
. 2023 May 1;41(5):709-710.
doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003398.

Casual and inaccurate measurements of a continuous fluctuating variable: the original sin of the concept of arterial hypertension?

Luis Alcocer  1
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Editorial

Casual and inaccurate measurements of a continuous fluctuating variable: the original sin of the concept of arterial hypertension?

Luis Alcocer. J Hypertens. .
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