Blood pressure measurement and the guidelines: A proposed new algorithm for the diagnosis of hypertension

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 283-286

  Myers, Martin G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure measurement; Hypertension diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SELF EXAMINATION; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 17044372041     PISSN: 13595237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126097-200412000-00002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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