Lack of reproducibility in pregnancy of Korotkoff phase IV as measured by mercury sphygmomanometry

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 8995, 1996, Pages 139-142

  Shennan, Andrew ^a   Gupta, Manish ^a   Halligan, Aidan ^b   Taylor, David J ^b   De Swiet, Michael ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; DIAPHRAGM; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY;

EID: 0030049559     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90338-4     Document Type: Article

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