Prevalence of positive Osler's manoeuver in 3387 persons screened for the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP)

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 285-289

  Wright, J C ^a   Looney, S W ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Osler's manoeuver; Prevalence; Pseudohypertension; Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSLER MANEUVER; STROKE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0030804763     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000431     Document Type: Article

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