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Short- and long-term discontinuation patterns of commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs among a Chinese population: cohort study

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Wong, M. Short- and long-term discontinuation patterns of commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs among a Chinese population: cohort study. J Hum Hypertens 22, 435–437 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2008.13

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