Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2862692 | American Journal of Hypertension | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
More than 50% of patients with hypertension also had diabetes, hyperlipidemia, or high BMI. Patients with these additional risk factors (especially diabetes) had a substantially higher CVD risk and medical-care costs.
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Authors
Derek Weycker, Gregory A. Nichols, Maureen O'Keeffe-Rosetti, John Edelsberg, Zeba M. Khan, Satyin Kaura, Gerry Oster,