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The Antihypertensive Agents: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutic Monitoring

  • William B. White
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    Corresponding author: University of Connecticut Health Center, Hypertension Unit (L-2071A), Farmington, CT 06032
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    Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and Director, Hypertension Unit, John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
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  • Rashmikant S. Pandit
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    Instructor in Medicine, General Medicine and Hypertension Units, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30734-0
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