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Passive Smoking Tied to Masked Hypertension

Fri, 2009-08-21 17:43 — sciencestaff

Ambulatory blood pressure testing suggests that people with passive domestic or work exposure to tobacco smoke are at increased risk of masked hypertension, Greek researchers report in the August issue of the American Journal of Hypertension. Reuters Health Information

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