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Use of blood pressure lowering drugs in the prevention of cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of 147 randomised trials in the context of expectations from prospective epidemiological studies
BMJ 2009; 338 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b1665 (Published 19 May 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b1665
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