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A wide range of blood pressure values is found among populations, and their distribution has no natural break separating normal from abnormal values. Therefore the definition of hypertension is empirical.
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Corea, L., Bentivoglio, M. (1996). Classification, epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical manifestations of hypertension. In: Salmasi, AM., Strano, A. (eds) Angiology in Practice. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 187. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5406-2_25
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