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Reference of Benefits of Blood Pressure Tablets on your Health

Written by - Dr. Nithin Jayan, MBBS, DNB

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Dec 07, 2016

References:

The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7)
Cecil Medicine, 23^rd Ed.

Author: Dr. Nithin Jayan

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Sep 21, 2010
Last Updated on Dec 07, 2016

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