Cuff width influence on blood pressure measurement during the pregnant-puerperal cycle

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 180-189

  Oliveira, Sonia M Junqueira V ^a   Arcuri, Edna A M ^a   Santos, Jair Licio F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arm circumference; Blood pressure measurement; Correct cuff width; Cuff size; Midwifery; Obstetric nursing; Pregnancy; Standard cuff width

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ECLAMPSIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; ECLAMPSIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0036546227     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02162.x     Document Type: Article

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