What is the accuracy of clinic blood pressure measurement?

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 244-248

  Sala, Carla ^a,b   Santin, Erika ^a   Rescaldani, Marta ^a   Cuspidi, Cesare ^a   Magrini, Fabio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b Ctro Fisiol Clinica e Ipertensione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure measurement; Body posture; Clinic blood pressure; Essential hypertension

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 14744288822     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.09.006     Document Type: Article

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