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Telomere length may be associated with hypertension

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Lung, FW., Ku, CS. & Kao, WT. Telomere length may be associated with hypertension. J Hum Hypertens 22, 230–232 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002314

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