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Evaluation of the Cognitive Performance of Hypertensive Patients with Silent Cerebrovascular Lesions
Published on: April 23, 2021
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Exploring sex differences in the association between cerebral small vessel disease, hypertension and cognitive
Ella Hastings1, Adam S Greenstein
1Division of Cardiovascular Sciences & Manchester Brain Health Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Journal of Hypertension
|September 5, 2025
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