Proposals for simplifying the validation protocols of the British Hypertension Society and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-45

  O'Brien, Eoin ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034116261     PISSN: 13595237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126097-200002000-00010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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