The effect of different body positions on blood pressure

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-140

  Eşer, Ismet ^a   Khorshid, Leyla ^a   Yapucu Güneş, Ülkü ^a   Demir, Yurdanur ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Nurses; Nursing; Position

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTURE;

EID: 33845795687     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01494.x     Document Type: Article

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