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EDITORIAL

Antihypertensive therapy and cancer risks?

Thomas Hedner Department of Medicine (TH), University of Göteborg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg, Sweden
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Krzysztof Narkiewicz Department of Hypertension and Diabetology (KN), Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
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Sverre Kjeldsen Department of Cardiology (SEK), University of Oslo, Ullevaal Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Suzanne Oparil Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program (SO), University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Pages 127-128 | Published online: 20 May 2011

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