Assessing the white-coat effect: Which blood pressure measurement should be considered?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-31

  Parati, Gianfranco ^a   Mancia, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

EID: 29144488099     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000198041.47128.05     Document Type: Editorial

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