The Uncommon Orthostatic Hypotension in Brazil: Are We Underestimating the Problem?

Arq Bras Cardiol

Liga de Hipertensão Arterial, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brasil.

Published: June 2020

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8416131PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.36660/abc.20200352DOI Listing

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