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The Japanese Society of Hypertension (JSH) announced an outline of its new Guidelines (GL) for the Management of Hypertension (JSH2014) during a special session held at its 36th Annual Scientific Meeting on October 26. According to Kazuyuki Shimada of Shin-Oyama…
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