Does it matter whether ambulatory blood pressure is recorded during a work day or a non-work day?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 565-569

  Enström, Inger ^a   Pennert, Kjell ^b  

^a Kavlinge Health Centre   (Sweden)

^b Zeneca AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Hypertensives; Non work day; Normotensives; Work day

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORK;

EID: 0029994396     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199605000-00004     Document Type: Article

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