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. 1983 Sep 3;287(6393):659–662. doi: 10.1136/bmj.287.6393.659

Screening for hypertension.

H Gordon
PMCID: PMC1548813  PMID: 6411272

Abstract

In an open access screening campaign for hypertension lasting six weeks 6259 individuals were screened with a Vita-Stat blood pressure computer and an estimated 4.2% to 5.4% of new cases were detected.

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