Scipione Riva-Rocci and the men behind the mercury sphygmomanometer

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-79

  Roguin, Ariel ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Blood pressure; Detection and control; History; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTERY CONSTRICTION; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CIRCULATION; HEART PALPITATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; RECORDER; REVIEW; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ANIMAL; ART; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORECASTING; HISTORY; HYPERTENSION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORECASTING; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MERCURY; PORTRAITS; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 33644839676     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2005.00548.x     Document Type: Review

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