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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Physician (investigator) inertia in apparent treatment-resistant hypertension – Insights from large randomized clinical trials. Lennart Hansson Memorial Lecture

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Pages 1-6 | Received 07 Jun 2014, Accepted 07 Jul 2014, Published online: 27 Aug 2014

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