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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Deep breathing: A simple test for white coat effect detection in primary care

Marion TomičićDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Split, School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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Dragomir PetricDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Split, School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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Mirjana RumboldtDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Split, School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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Vedran CarevićDepartment of Cardiology, Split University Hospital Centre, Split, Croatia
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Zvonko RumboldtDepartment of Cardiology, Split University Hospital Centre, Split, CroatiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 158-163 | Received 06 May 2014, Accepted 04 Dec 2014, Published online: 22 Jan 2015

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