Sarah Says: Preventing hypertension
Published 31 Jul 20132 min 34 sec watch
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Dr Sarah Jarvis talks about high blood pressure (hypertension,) how to spot the signs and how to prevent it from happening. Find out more: https://patient.info/health/high-blood-pressure-hypertension
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