Introduction of the Blood Pressure Cuff into U.S. Medical Practice: Technology and Skilled Practice

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 488-493

  Crenner, Christopher W ^a,b,c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Manchester VA Medical Center   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; UNITED STATES;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032520333     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00010     Document Type: Article

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