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Introduction: Some neurological aspects of blood pressure control

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It may at first seem strange that in a meeting on mild hypertension many of the papers should concern the nervous system. Such an emphasis arises naturally, however, from the recent resurgence of interest in the neurological control of the circulation. This introductory paper aims to pin-point some of the important neurological considerations and thus to form a framework for a more detailed discussion of the treatment of mild hypertension by subsequent contributors.

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  1. St. Mary’s Hospital, London, W2 1NY, UK

    W. S. Peart MD, FRCP, FRS (Professor of Medicine)

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  1. Hypertension Center, Veterans Administration Center, 5901 East 7th Street, Long Beach, California, 90822, USA

    M. A. Weber

  2. Medical Unit, St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, Great Britain

    C. J. Mathias M. B., B. S., D. Phil., M. R. C. P. (Senior Wellcome Fellow in Clinical Science, Honorary Consultant Physician and Senior Lecturer in Medicine) (Senior Wellcome Fellow in Clinical Science, Honorary Consultant Physician and Senior Lecturer in Medicine)

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Peart, W.S. (1984). Introduction: Some neurological aspects of blood pressure control. In: Weber, M.A., Mathias, C.J. (eds) Mild hypertension. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87506-9_1

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