Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 11 , Pages 1084-1091 , November 2003

Regression dilution of systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with established cerebrovascular disease

  • S.C Howard
    • ,
  • P.M Rothwell

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 44-1865-224237; fax: 44-1865-790493.
    • ,
  • on behalf of the Cerebrovascular Cohort Studies Collaboration

,Accepted 18 November 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00267-1

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 11 , Pages 1084-1091 , November 2003

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