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Education as an important risk factor for the prevalence of hypertension and elevated blood pressure in Chinese men and women

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  1. Duke University Medical Center, USA

    Y Wang

  2. Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, USA

    J Chen & K Wang

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Division of Medical Psychology, Duke University Medical Center, NC, USA

    C L Edwards

  4. Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Duke University Medical Center, NC, USA

    C L Edwards

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Wang, Y., Chen, J., Wang, K. et al. Education as an important risk factor for the prevalence of hypertension and elevated blood pressure in Chinese men and women. J Hum Hypertens 20, 898–900 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002086

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