Reliability of patients measuring blood pressure at home: Prospective observational study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7218, 1999, Pages 1172-

  Nordmann, Alain ^a   Frach, Beate ^a   Walker, Tobias ^a   Martina, Benedict ^a   Battegay, Edouard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SELF EXAMINATION; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0033619450     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7218.1172     Document Type: Article

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