Predictors for the white coat effect in general practice patients with suspected and treated hypertension

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 495, 2003, Pages 790-793

  Lindbæk, Morten ^a   Sandvik, Endre ^b   Liodden, Kåre ^c   Mjell, Johnny ^c   Ravnsborg Gjertsen, Kai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Stovner Health Care Centre   (Norway)

^c Stokke Doctors Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Hypertension; White coat hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0141887066     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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