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Effects of Labeling Patients as Prehypertensive

Anthony J. Viera, Kara Lingley and Denise Esserman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2010, 23 (5) 571-583; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.05.100047
Anthony J. Viera
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Denise Esserman
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Anthony J. Viera, Kara Lingley, Denise Esserman
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