Mobile Devices For Blood Pressure Checks Highlighted In Heart Campaign
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Public-private “Million Hearts” campaign to reduce the heart attack and stroke rate by one million by 2017 will emphasize mobile technology for monitoring blood pressure.
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