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Who's really hypertensive? – Quality control issues in the assessment of blood pressure for randomized trials

Christopher M. Reid Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Philip Ryan Department of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
,
Helen Miles Department of General Practice, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
,
Kristyn Willson Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Laurence J. Beilin Department of Nephrology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Mark A. Brown Baker Heart Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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Garry L. Jennings Merk Sharp and Dohme, Sydney, Australia
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Colin I. Johnston Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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Graham J. Macdonald Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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John E. Marley Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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John J. Mcneil School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Trefor O. Morgan Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
,
Malcolm J. West Department of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Lindon M. H. Wing Department of General Practice, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Pages 133-138 | Received 24 Sep 2004, Accepted 17 Dec 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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