How many measurements are necessary in diagnosing mild to moderate hypertension?

Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 130-135

  Brueren, Mark M ^a   Petri, Hans ^b   Van Weel, Chris ^c   Van Ree, Jan W ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood pressure determination; Essential hypertension; General practice; Office blood pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030887557     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/14.2.130     Document Type: Article

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