The diastolic debate: Is it time to discard Korotkoff phase IV in favour of phase V for blood pressure measurements in pregnancy?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 203-205

  Walker, Susan P ^a   Higgins, John R ^a   Brennecke, Shaun P ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT SURVEY;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUND;

EID: 0031708290     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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