Dietary Calcium and Blood Pressure

  1. P. Scott Allender, MD;
  2. Jeffrey A. Cutler, MD, MPH; and
  3. Dean Follmann, PhD
  1. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892

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