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The 1999 WHO-ISH Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension - New targets, new treatment and a comprehensive approach to total cardiovascular risk reduction

LENNART HANSSON, THOMAS HEDNER, ANDERS HIMMELMANN
Pages 3-5 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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