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Adolescent Blood Pressure and Early Age Stroke.
Adolescent Blood Pressure and Early Age Stroke.
Underdiagnosis of relevant risk factors has contributed to the increasing stroke incidence in young adults. Blood pressure cut-off values for adolescents are neither sex specific nor based on cardiovascular outcomes.This nationwide, population-based, retrospective...
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Key Gaps in Policies for Innovative Therapy in U.S Centers
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Learning to Be Patient With Severe TBI Victims
Learning to Be Patient With Severe TBI Victims
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Reducing In-Home Smoking: Practical Approaches for Primary Care Clinicians
Reducing In-Home Smoking: Practical Approaches for Primary Care Clinicians
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