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This work was supported by Grants HL-57265 and MO1-RR00827 from the National Institutes of Health.
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Mills, P.J., Davidson, K.W. & Farag, N.H. Work stress and hypertension: A call from research into intervention. ann. behav. med. 28, 1–3 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324796abm2801_1
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