Prevalence and predictors of white-coat response in patients with treated hypertension

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-269

  MacDonald, Mary B ^a,c   Laing, Gail P ^a   Wilson, Merne P ^b   Wilson, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CANADA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; SUPINE POSITION; TARGET ORGAN;

EID: 0033543129     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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