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Is Hypertension in the Elderly Over-Treated?

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  1. Department of Geriatric and Long Term Care Medicine, Vasa Hospital, Clinic IV, Gothenburg University, 8-411 33, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Bodil Lernfelt & Sten Landahl

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Lernfelt, B., Landahl, S. Is Hypertension in the Elderly Over-Treated?. Drug & Aging 2, 469–472 (1992). https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-199202060-00003

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