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Management of very elderly hypertensives: the HYVET study

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  1. Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Prevenzione, Università Milano-Bicocca, Ospedale San Gerardo, Ospedale S. Gerardo dei Tintori, Via Pergolesi 33, 20052, Monza (MI), Italy

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Mancia, G., Grassi, G. Management of very elderly hypertensives: the HYVET study. Aging Clin Exp Res 20, 494–495 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03324874

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