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Does Therapy Targeting Normal SBP of Less than 120 mm Hg Reduce Major CV Events in T2DM Patients?

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Roshan, B. Does Therapy Targeting Normal SBP of Less than 120 mm Hg Reduce Major CV Events in T2DM Patients?. Curr Diab Rep 11, 233–235 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-011-0200-4

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