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Khera R Lu Y Lu J et al . Impact of 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines on prevalence of hypertension and eligibility for antihypertensive treatment in United States and China: nationally representative cross sectional study. BMJ 2018; 362: k2357.

The Sprint Research Group. A randomized trial of intensive versus standard blood-pressure control. N Engl J Med 2015; 373: 2103–2116.

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Maki PM Girard LM Manson JE . Menopausal hormone therapy and cognition. BMJ 2019; 364: l877.

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Heron L O’Neill C McAneney H et al . Direct healthcare costs of sedentary behaviour in the UK. J Epidemiol Community Health 2019; 0: 1–5.

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