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Solving the paradox of self blood-pressure measurement

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The synopsis was written by Alexandra King, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence, Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Room S3–434, 55 Lake Street North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA phillipr@ummhc.org

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  1. RA Phillips is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.,

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Phillips, R. Solving the paradox of self blood-pressure measurement. Nat Rev Cardiol 5, 306–307 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio1207

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