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Research Article

Antihypertensive therapy in patients above age 60 years. Eighth Interim Report of the European Working Party on High Blood Pressure in the Elderly (EWPHE)

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Pages 05-18 | Accepted 24 May 1982, Published online: 26 Aug 2008

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