Lifestyle Changes to Prevent and Control Hypertension: Do They Work? A Summary of the Canadian Consensus Conference

Overview

Journal CMAJ

Date 1999 May 20

PMID 10333841

Citations 10

Authors

N R Campbell

E Burgess

G Taylor

E Wilson

J Cleroux

J G Fodor

L LEITER

J D Spence

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