Clinical comparison of automatic, noninvasive measurements of blood pressure in the forearm and upper arm with the patient supine or with the head of the bed raised 45°: A follow-up study

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 196-205

  Schell, Kathleen ^a   Lyons, Denise ^b   Bradley, Elisabeth ^b   Bucher, Linda ^a,b   Seckel, Maureen ^b   Wakai, Sandra ^b   Carson, Elizabeth ^b   Waterhouse, Julie ^a   Chichester, Melanie ^b   Bartell, Deborah ^b   Foraker, Theresa ^b   Simpson, E Kathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SUPINE POSITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 33745027907     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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