Research ArticleOriginal Research

Diagnosing Hypertension in Primary Care Clinics According to Current Guidelines

Sarah Woolsey, Brittany Brown, Brenda Ralls, Michael Friedrichs and Barry Stults
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2017, 30 (2) 170-177; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160111

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