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Ural, E., Kozdag, G., Kilic, T. et al. The effect of Ramadan fasting on ambulatory blood pressure in hypertensive patients using combination drug therapy. J Hum Hypertens 22, 208–210 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002296
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