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. 1993 Jul 10;307(6896):123–124. doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6896.123-c

The Hawksley random zero sphygmomanometer. Don't condemn it without proper evidence.

D Churchill, M Beevers, D G Beevers
PMCID: PMC1693511  PMID: 8343712

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