Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 183-186 , July 2010

A non-blood pressure-measuring student of hypertension looks at blood pressure variability

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PII: S1933-1711(10)00116-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2010.04.006

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 183-186 , July 2010