Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP). Part 2: Screening and recruitment.
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عنوان ژورنال: Hypertension
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0194-911X,1524-4563
DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.17.3_suppl.ii16