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Wang, Y., Chen, J., Wang, K. et al. Education as an important risk factor for the prevalence of hypertension and elevated blood pressure in Chinese men and women. J Hum Hypertens 20, 898–900 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002086
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