Hypertension management in a student-run free clinic: Meeting national standards?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-245

  Zucker, Jason ^a   Gillen, Jennifer ^b   Ackrivo, Jason ^a   Schroeder, Robin ^a   Keller, Steven ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 79951672864     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31820465e0     Document Type: Article

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