The importance of accurately assessing orthostatic hypotension

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-101

  Irvin, Dorothy J ^a   White, Marilyn ^b  

^a St John's College   (United States)

^b Decatur Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; FALLING; FRACTURE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NURSING; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT POSITIONING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 2442526882     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2003.10.022     Document Type: Article

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