The accuracy of community-based automated blood pressure machines

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 449-452

  Van Durme, Daniel J ^a   Goldstein, Marney ^a   Pal, Naazneen ^a   Roetzheim, Richard G ^a,b   Gonzalez, Eduardo C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated blood pressure machine non MESH ; Blood pressure determination; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY SIZE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HYPERTENSION; MACHINE; MANOMETER; PHARMACY; RELIABILITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FLORIDA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033929705     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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