Interarm differences in seated systolic and diastolic blood pressure: The Hypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1141-1147

  Arnett, Donna K ^a   Tang, Weihong ^b   Province, Michael A ^c   Oberman, Albert ^d   Ellison, R Curtis ^e   Morgan, Derek ^c   Eckfeldt, John H ^f   Hunt, Steven C ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Hypertension; Interarm difference; Oscillometric blood pressure measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SITTING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 20844461924     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000170376.23461.f7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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