Use of the emergency department for hypertension screening: A prospective study

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 180-182

  Chernow, Steven M ^a   Iserson, Kenneth V ^a   Criss, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

hypertension, screening, emergency department

Indexed keywords

APPREHENSION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0023129986     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(87)80012-4     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. The 1980 Report of the Joint National Committee on Detection Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
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9. Blood pressure studies in 14 communities A two-stage screen for hypertension Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program Cooperative
10. Effects of blood pressure measurement by the doctor on patient's blood pressure and heart rate