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Eguchi, K., Kario, K. The Morning–Evening Difference in Self-Measured Blood Pressure: A Potential Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease. Hypertens Res 30, 877–878 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1291/hypres.30.877
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