Detection of hypertension in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 636-639

  Fleming, John ^a   Meredith, C ^a   Henry, J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONDON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 23944491669     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.015040     Document Type: Article

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