Blood pressure measurement in public places

American Family Physician

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 851-852

  Graves, John W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; SELF EXAMINATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 14644440544     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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