Clinical decision-making in hypertension using an automated (BpTRUTM) measurement device

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 823-827

  Graves, J W ^a   Nash, C ^a   Burger, K ^a   Bailey, K ^a   Sheps, S G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated blood pressure measurement; Decision making; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; OSCILLOMETRY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; OSCILLOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 0347601672     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001626     Document Type: Article

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