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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Validity of Prescription-Defined and Hospital-Diagnosed Hypertension Compared with Self-Reported Hypertension in Denmark

Kasper Bonnesen1 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Morten Schmidt1 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;3 Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4935-4059
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Pages 249-256 | Received 05 Nov 2023, Accepted 03 Apr 2024, Published online: 10 Apr 2024

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