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Routine testing in patients with asymptomatic elevated blood pressure in the ED☆

Daniel K. Nishijima
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  • Corresponding author. Department of Emergency Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. Tel.: +1 916 734 1376; fax: +1 916 734 7950.
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  • Corresponding author. Department of Emergency Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. Tel.: +1 916 734 1376; fax: +1 916 734 7950.
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Lorenzo Paladino
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Richard Sinert
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Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, US
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2008.11.015

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        ☆The study was presented at the SAEM Regional Meeting at the NY Academy of Medicine, NY, NY, on April 30, 2008, and at the SAEM National Meeting in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2008.

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