Blood Pressure and the Risk of Stroke, Cardiovascular Disease, and All-Cause Mortality Among Japanese: The JPHC Study

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1 March 2009

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Hypertension

Vol. 22 (3) , 273-280
https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2008.356

Abstract

Background. Little is known about the influence of blood pressure (BP) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes among Asian populations.Methods. We ex

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