Study of co-morbid conditions in elderly patients with hypertension

 

Jagdish Chandra S Benur¹, Sachin Patil^2*

 

^1,2Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Gulburga Institute of Medical Sciences Kalaburagi, Karnataka, INDIA.

Email: kalaburagi.sac.patil58@gmail.com

 

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