Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension Among Arab Americans
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0889-4655
DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0b013e31825638ae