The results of the campaign for evaluating sphygmomanometers accuracy and their physical conditions

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-38

  Mion Jr , Décio ^a   Pierin, Angela M G ^a   Alavarce, Débora Cristina ^a   Da Cunha Vasconcellos, José Henrique ^a  

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Author keywords

Blood pressure measurement; Calibration accuracy; Sphygmomanometers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STANDARD;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 0033651061     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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