Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 82-93 , January 2007

The importance of diastolic blood pressure in predicting cardiovascular risk

  • Stanley S. Franklin, MD, FACP, FACC, FASN

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Stanley S. Franklin, MD, FACP, FACC, FASN, Heart Disease Prevention Program, C-240 Medical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, California

Received 10 November 2006 ,Accepted 10 November 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2006.11.004

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 82-93 , January 2007

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