Self-measurement of blood pressure in the office and at home

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2223-2225

  Myers, Martin G ^a   Parati, Gianfranco ^b,c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HOME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OFFICE WORKER; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 1442348112     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200312000-00004     Document Type: Editorial

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