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Prevalence of arterial hypertension in Serbia: PAHIS study

Dragan Lovic1, Vesna Stojanov, Branko Jakovljević

  • 1aClinic for Internal Disease InterMedica Nis, Nis bSchool of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Multidisciplinary Center for Polyclinic Diagnostics, Assessment and Treatment of Blood Pressure Disorders, Clinic for Cardiology, Clinical Centre of Serbia cInstitute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology dUniversity Hospital Medical Center 'Bezanijska kosa', Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade eUniversity Kragujevac Medical School, Kragujevac fInstitute Niska Banja, Nis gOutpatient Clinic 'dr Bastac', Zajecar, Serbia.

Journal of Hypertension
|October 8, 2013
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