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Original Article

Hypertensive patients' knowledge of high blood pressure

Karin I Kjellgren Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkdping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Staffan Svensson Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkdping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Johan Ahlner Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkdping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Roger Säljö Department of Communication Studies, Linköping University, Linkdping, Sweden
Pages 188-192 | Received 01 Jun 1996, Accepted 01 Feb 1997, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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