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Original Article

On the transition from a nurse-led hypertension clinic to hypertension control in primary care: identifying barriers to and factors acting against continuous hypertension control

Ulla Overgaard AndersenThe Hypertension Clinic, Department of Cardiology, Holbaek University Hospital, Holbaek, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hans IbsenThe Hypertension Clinic, Department of Cardiology, Holbaek University Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
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Minja TobiassenThe Hypertension Clinic, Department of Cardiology, Holbaek University Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
Pages 263-267 | Received 18 Aug 2015, Accepted 10 Feb 2016, Published online: 19 Apr 2016

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