Home Blood Pressure Measurements Will Not Replace 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
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Home Blood Pressure Measurements Will Not Replace 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring.
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عنوان ژورنال: Hypertension
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0194-911X,1524-4563
DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.108.122861