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Comment
. 2023 Oct 1;183(10):1069-1070.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3277.

There Is No 1-Size-Fits-All to Blood Pressure Measurement-Cuff Size Matters

Mathias Lalika  1 , Stephen P Juraschek  2 , LaPrincess C Brewer  1   3
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Comment

There Is No 1-Size-Fits-All to Blood Pressure Measurement-Cuff Size Matters

Mathias Lalika et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Brewer reported grants from the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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