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Does improving hypertension control involve more than just pills?

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

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  1. Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 703 19th Street South, ZRB 1034, Birmingham, AL 35294–0007, USA soparil@uab.edu

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  1. in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, S Oparil is Professor of Medicine and Physiology and Biophysics, and Director of the Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program, AL, USA.,

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Oparil, S. Does improving hypertension control involve more than just pills?. Nat Rev Cardiol 4, 182–183 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0824

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