Are four duplicate remeasurements sufficient for diagnosing mild hypertension?

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 349-352

  Brueren, M ^a   Petri, H ^b   Schonten, H ^a   Van Weel, C ^c   Van Ree, J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood pressure determination; Blood pressure measurement; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029838541     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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