The fourth sound of Korotkoff in pregnancy: A myth

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-59

  Franx, Arie ^a   Evers, Inge M ^a   Van Der Pant, Karlijn A M I ^a   Van Der Post, Joris A M ^b   Bruinse, Hein W ^a   Visser, Gerard H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood pressure measurement; Fourth sound of Korotkoff; Hypertensives; Normotensives

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORMAL HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STETHOSCOPE;

EID: 0031961841     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00156-5     Document Type: Article

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