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Comments on the Story of the Silent Killer, a History of Hypertension: Its Discovery, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Debate

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  1. Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Ali Taghizadieh

  2. Department of History of Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5165665931, Iran

    Reza Mohammadinasab

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Taghizadieh, A., Mohammadinasab, R. Comments on the Story of the Silent Killer, a History of Hypertension: Its Discovery, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Debate. Curr Hypertens Rep 23, 6 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-020-01122-5

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