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CASE REPORT

Hypertensive Urgency and Anterior Epistaxis Caused by Antihypertensive Medication Noncompliance: A Case Report

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Pages 47-51 | Received 04 Dec 2022, Accepted 27 Jan 2023, Published online: 03 Feb 2023

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