A comparison of two sphygmomanometers that may replace the traditional mercury column in the healthcare workplace

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-28

  Elliott, William J ^a   Young, Patrick E ^a   DeVivo, Laura ^a   Feldstein, Jeffrey ^b   Black, Henry R ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaeroid sphygmomanometer; Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation; Non mercury automated device; Noninvasive blood pressure measurement; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STUDENT T TEST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MANOMETRY; MERCURY; OSCILLOMETRY; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 33847072646     PISSN: 13595237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0b013e3280858dcf     Document Type: Article

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