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. 1985 Mar 9;290(6470):729–734. doi: 10.1136/bmj.290.6470.729

Blood pressure measurement: current practice and future trends.

E O'Brien, D Fitzgerald, K O'Malley
PMCID: PMC1418521  PMID: 3918732

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