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Modern data on blood pressure distribution in European children and adolescents
Paolo Verdecchia1, Prerna Banati2
1Associazione Umbra Cuore e Ipertensione and Division of Cardiology, Hospital S. Maria della Misericordia, Perugia, Italy.
European Journal of Internal Medicine
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