Reliability of automated blood pressure devices used by hypertensive patients

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 111-113

  Wong, William C W ^a   Shiu, Ivan K L ^b   Hwong, Thomas M T ^a   Dickinson, James A ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Lek Yuen Health Centre   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DEVICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; RELIABILITY; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 15044359042     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.98.3.111     Document Type: Article

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