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  1. Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, 63110-1093, St. Louis, MO

    David A. Katzman MD & Benjamin Littenberg MD

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Katzman, D.A., Littenberg, B. Choosing antihypertensive therapy. J Gen Intern Med 10, 700–702 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02602771

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