The effect of crossing legs on blood pressure: A randomized single-blind cross-over study

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-101

  Peters, Grant L ^a   Binder, Sara K ^a   Campbell, Norm R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure measurement; Blood pressure monitoring; Home measurement; Hypertension; Self measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0032859310     PISSN: 13595237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126097-199902000-00007     Document Type: Article

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