European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 8 , Pages 760-763 , December 2009

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in stroke survivors: Do we really control our patients?

  • Luis Castilla-Guerra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de la Merced, Osuna, Seville, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Juan Ramón Jiménez no. 5. Castilleja de Guzmán, 41908 Seville, Spain.
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  • María del Carmen Fernández-Moreno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hospital de Valme, Seville, Spain
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  • Antonio Espino-Montoro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de la Merced, Osuna, Seville, Spain
    • ,
  • Jose Manuel López-Chozas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain

Received 30 June 2009 ,Revised 15 August 2009 ,Accepted 9 September 2009.

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PII: S0953-6205(09)00181-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2009.09.004

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 8 , Pages 760-763 , December 2009

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