Reflections on the sixth report of the joint national committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 342-345

  Sheps, Sheldon G ^a   Roccella, Edward J ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

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ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033170771     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: 15343111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-999-0044-3     Document Type: Article

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