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Submitted on February 26, 2006
Revised on March 17, 2006

Blood Pressure Lowering for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Stroke

Haifeng Zhang; Lutgarde Thijs; and Jan A. Staessen^*

From the Studies Coordinating Centre (H.Z., L.T., J.A.S.), Division of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Leuven, Belgium; and the Department of Cardiology (H.Z.), First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jan.staesssen{at}med.kuleuven.be.

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