Arm position is important for blood pressure measurement

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-109

  Netea, R T ^b   Lenders, J W M ^b   Smits, P ^b   Thien, Theo ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arm position; Blood pressure measurement

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHAIR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; PATIENT POSITIONING; SITTING; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0032989106     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000720     Document Type: Article

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