Treatment-resistant hypertension in the primary care setting
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Authors
- Shreepriya Mangalgi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1116-2521)
- Adam Whaley-Connell
- Kunal Chaudhary
- Vijay Joshi
Institutions
- University of Missouri Hospital (US)
- Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
- Published
- 2026-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jom-2026-0011
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00