Thumb-rule for the proper assessment of mean blood pressure at the brachial artery level: What should be changed? [4]

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1740-1741

  Chemla, Denis ^a   Brahimi, Mabrouk ^b   Nitenberg, Alain ^b  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; LETTER; MANOMETER; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 34447295891     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3281c4a017     Document Type: Letter

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