Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 372-377 , September 2008

Arterial stiffness and orthostatic blood pressure changes in untreated and treated hypertensive subjects

Received 20 December 2007 ,Accepted 26 March 2008.

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PII: S1933-1711(08)00044-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2008.03.011

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 372-377 , September 2008

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