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Original Articles

Evaluation of time delay between discovery of a high blood pressure in a health screening survey and hypertension diagnosis

Hassan ImamDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Johan SundströmDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenView further author information
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Lars LindDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenView further author information
Pages 370-374 | Received 29 Jan 2020, Accepted 10 Jun 2020, Published online: 30 Jun 2020

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