Blood pressure lowering for prevention of cardiovascular disease and death: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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MedicineBlood pressureMeta-analysisStroke (engine)Internal medicineRelative riskHeart failureClinical trialDiseaseRandomized controlled trialCardiologyConfidence interval

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Year: 2015
Type: review
Volume: 387
Issue: 10022
Pages: 957-967
Citations: 3435
Access: Closed

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                                    Dena Ettehad, 
                                
                                    Connor A. Emdin, 
                                
                                    Amit Kiran
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2015). 
                            Blood pressure lowering for prevention of cardiovascular disease and death: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 387
                            (10022)
                            , 957-967.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(15)01225-8
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(15)01225-8