Arm position and blood pressure: A risk factor for hypertension?

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 389-395

  Mourad, A ^a   Carney, S L ^a   Gillies, A ^a   Jones, B ^a   Nanra, R ^a   Trevillian, P ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

ABPM; Blood pressure; Indirect measurement; Mercury and oscillometric device

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSITION EFFECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SITTING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037704234     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001563     Document Type: Article

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