Ergonomic problems with the Hawksley random zero sphygmomanometer and their effect on recorded blood pressure levels

Blood Pressure

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 227-233

  Conroy, Rónán M ^a   Shelley, Emer ^a   O'Brien, Eoin ^b   Atkins, Neil ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030054652     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08037059609079676     Document Type: Article

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