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A high level of awareness but a poor control of hypertension among elderly Greeks. The Nemea primary care study

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  1. Nemea Medical Center, Nemea, Greece

    E A Skliros, I Papaioannou, A Sotiropoulos, G Giannakaki & M Milingou

  2. Clinic Social and Family Medicine, University of Crete, Greece

    E A Skliros & C Lionis

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Skliros, E., Papaioannou, I., Sotiropoulos, A. et al. A high level of awareness but a poor control of hypertension among elderly Greeks. The Nemea primary care study. J Hum Hypertens 16, 285–287 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001380

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