Evidence based treatment of hypertension: Measurement of blood presssure: An evidence based review

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7291, 2001, Pages 908-911

  McAlister, F A ^a   Straus, S E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SELF EXAMINATION; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0035857994     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7291.908     Document Type: Review

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