Difference between clinic and daytime blood pressure is not a measure of the white coat effect

Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1185-1189

  Parati, Gianfranco ^a,b,c   Ulian, Luisa ^b   Santucciu, Cinzia ^d   Omboni, Stefano ^b   Mancia, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c Instituto Scientifico Ospedale S Luca   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Blood pressure monitoring, ambulatory; Hypertension, white coat; Risk factors; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0031921698     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.31.5.1185     Document Type: Article

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