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Few people like taking prescribed medication. In hypertension, additionally, a considerable proportion of the population have blood pressures hovering around the level at which the benefits of medication are less than spectacular. For these combined reasons, non-pharmacological interventions receive great interest from a number of patients and those looking after them.
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Shinton, R.A., Beevers, G. (1990). Non-pharmacological intervention. In: Birkenhäger, W.H. (eds) Practical Management of Hypertension. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3724-9_7
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