Lack of sphygmomanometer calibration causes over- and under-detection of hypertension: A computer simulation study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1931-1938

  Turner, Martin J ^a   Irwig, Les ^b   Bune, Alexandra J ^c   Kam, Peter C ^a   Baker, A Barry ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure determination; Calibration; Hypertension; Quality control; Random variability; Sphygmomanometer; Systematic error

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHYGMOMANOMETER;

EID: 33748547600     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000244940.11675.82     Document Type: Article

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