Accuracy of blood pressure measurement: Sphygmomanometer calibration and beyond

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1915-1918

  Parati, Gianfranco ^a,b   Faini, Andrea ^a   Castiglioni, Paolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MERCURIALISM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NOTE; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHYGMOMANOMETER;

EID: 33748579939     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000244935.19299.f5     Document Type: Note

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