JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 405-406 , July 2006

Barriers for Underuse of Antihypertensive Drug Therapy for Nursing Home Residents With Hypertension

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PII: S1525-8610(06)00254-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.04.011

JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 405-406 , July 2006

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