Considerations about the 2017 Cuban Guideline for High Blood Pressure

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  • José A. Ávila Cabreja
  • Haydée Fernández Massip
  • Ismael Sosa González
  • Carlos A. Fonseca Marrero

Abstract

Considerations about the 2017 Cuban Guideline for High Blood Pressure

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2018-07-23

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Ávila Cabreja JA, Fernández Massip H, Sosa González I, Fonseca Marrero CA. Considerations about the 2017 Cuban Guideline for High Blood Pressure. CorSalud [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 23 [cited 2025 Jul. 2];10(3):271-3. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/364

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Vol. 10 No. 3 (2018)

Section

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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