European Society of Hypertension recommendations for conventional, ambulatory and home blood pressure measurement

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 821-848

  O'Brien, Eoin ^a   Asmar, Roland ^b   Beilin, Lawrie ^c   Imai, Yutaka ^d   Mallion, Jean Michel ^e   Mancia, Giuseppe ^f   Mengden, Thomas ^g   Myers, Martin ^h   Padfield, Paul ⁱ   Palatini, Paolo ^j   Parati, Gianfranco ^k   Pickering, Thomas ^l   Radon, Josep ^m   Staessen, Jan ⁿ   Stergiou, George ^o   Verdecchia, Paolo ^p  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Cardiovascular Institute   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^h SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

ⁱ WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^l MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^o SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^p Ospedale Silvestrini   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure measurement; Blood pressure measurement; Conventional blood pressure measurement; European Society of Hypertension recommendations; Home blood pressure measurement; Sphygmomanometers

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; MERCURY;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARM MOVEMENT; ATTITUDE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BIOSAFETY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CUFF; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLE; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART AUSCULTATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBESITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PALPATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STETHOSCOPE; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TECHNIQUE; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

EID: 12444277817     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200305000-00001     Document Type: Review

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