Do SpaceLabs ambulatory non-invasive blood pressure recorders measure blood pressure consistently over several years use?

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-56

  Amoore, John N ^a   Dewar, David ^b   Gough, Kathleen ^b   Padfield, Paul L ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure measurement equipment; Maintenance; Measurement consistency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDER; SIMULATOR; SPACE FLIGHT;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14644439181     PISSN: 13595237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126097-200502000-00009     Document Type: Article

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