Antihypertensive polytherapy in Australia: prevalence of inappropriate combinations, 2013–2018
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Fixed Combinations in Antihypertensive Therapy
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hypertension
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0263-6352,1473-5598
DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002408