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Editorial
. 2025 Feb;39(2):80-82.
doi: 10.1038/s41371-025-00989-8.

Spotlight on hypertension in the African Continent

Zakirullah Khan  1 , Sunil K Nadar  2
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Editorial

Spotlight on hypertension in the African Continent

Zakirullah Khan et al. J Hum Hypertens. 2025 Feb.
No abstract available

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Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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