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Clinical Autonomic Research
Published in: Clinical Autonomic Research 2/2015

01-04-2015 | Editorial

A plausible mechanism for a non-pharmacological therapy for hypertension

Author: Jack M. Gorman

Published in: Clinical Autonomic Research | Issue 2/2015

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One of the triumphs of modern medicine and public health has been the recognition that high blood pressure is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and the subsequent development of multiple effective pharmacological interventions to lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients. …
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Metadata
Title
A plausible mechanism for a non-pharmacological therapy for hypertension
Author
Jack M. Gorman
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Autonomic Research / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0959-9851
Electronic ISSN: 1619-1560
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-015-0269-y

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