Influence of body and arm position on blood pressure readings: An overview

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 237-241

  Netea, Romana T ^a   Lenders, Jacques W M ^a   Smits, Paul ^a   Thien, Theo ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY POSITION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0037331564     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200302000-00006     Document Type: Review

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