Hypertension in the elderly: attitudes of British patients and general practitioners
β Scribed by Cranney, M; Warren, E; Walley, T
- Book ID
- 110047795
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0950-9240
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