Use and interpretation of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: Recommendations of the British Hypertension Society

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7242, 2000, Pages 1128-1134

  O'Brien, Eoin ^a   Mee, Fáinsía ^a   Coats, Andrew ^b   Owens, Patrick ^c   Petrie, James ^d   Padfield, Paul L ^e   Littler, William A ^f   de Swiet, Michael ^g  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0008568930     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7242.1128     Document Type: Article

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