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Hypertension Treatment and Falls: Should We be Concerned?

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Dr. Berlowitz is supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration.

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  1. Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA Hospital, 200 Springs Road, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA

    Dan R. Berlowitz MD, MPH

  2. Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Dan R. Berlowitz MD, MPH

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Berlowitz, D.R. Hypertension Treatment and Falls: Should We be Concerned?. J GEN INTERN MED 29, 1577–1578 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-3016-5

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