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Research Article

The correlation of changes in systolic blood pressure with regional anatomical regression of hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy in patients on chronic antihypertensive therapy (>1 year): Alpha-methyldopa compared to propranolol

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Pages 720-733 | Received 19 Dec 1983, Published online: 11 Aug 2008

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