Reproducibility of increased blood pressure during an emergency department or urgent care visit

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 507-512

  Backer, Howard D ^a,c   Decker, Linda ^a   Ackerson, Lynn ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037379657     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2003.151     Document Type: Article

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