INVEST: Results of combined strategies to control blood pressure
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Barriers to and Strategies for Effective Blood Pressure Control
There are major differences between the current knowledge of the treatment of cardiac conditions derived from evidence-based medicine and the widespread application of this knowledge. This is particularly true in the treatment of hypertension. Hypertension is the most common chronic cardiovascular condition, affecting more than 50 million Americans and approximately 1 billion individuals worldw...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cardiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0160-9289,1932-8737
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960241705