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Cugini, P., Cruciani, F., De Rosa, R. et al. Alterations of blood pressure and heart rate circadian rhythmic structure in non-blind patients affected by retinitis pigmentosa. J Hum Hypertens 15, 577–581 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001206
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