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The national high blood pressure education program.

John B. Stokes
- 01 Apr 1974 - 
- Vol. 14, Iss: 4, pp 172-176
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This article is published in Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association.The article was published on 1974-04-01. It has received 1110 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Health education.

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Candesartan: widening indications for this angiotensin II receptor blocker?

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Variáveis cardiovasculares durante e após a prática do VÍDEO GAME ativo "Dance Dance Revolution" e televisão

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Long-Term Control of Ambulatory Hypertension in Children: Improving With Time But Still Not Achieving New Blood Pressure Goals

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The ScaI gene polymorphism of the atrial natriuretic factor and essential arterial hypertension in childhood.

TL;DR: In order to investigate the contribution of the atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) gene in pathogenesis of essential arterial hypertension (EAH), the ScaI gene polymorphism of the ANF gene in a group of children with EAH was analyzed.