Diagnostic value of strategy for the detection of white coat hypertension based on ambulatory and home blood pressure monitoring

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-89

  Stergiou, G S ^a   Alamara, C V ^a   Skeva, I I ^a   Mountokalakis, T D ^a  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Diagnosis; Home blood pressure; White coat hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1342326750     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001640     Document Type: Article

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