Both body and arm position significantly influence blood pressure measurement

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 459-462

  Netea, R T ^a   Lenders, J W M ^a   Smits, P ^a   Thien, Th ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood pressure measurements; Body and arm position; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY POSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; SITTING; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0042025921     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001573     Document Type: Article

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