Should β Blockers No Longer Be Considered First-line Therapy for the Treatment of Essential Hypertension Without Comorbidities?

Author:

Elliott William J.,Childers W. Kurtis

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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