The inter-arm blood pressure difference and peripheral vascular disease: Cross-sectional study

Family Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 420-426

  Clark, Christopher E ^a   Campbell, John L ^a   Powell, Roy J ^b   Thompson, John F ^c  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Peninsula R and D Support Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Inter arm difference; Peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE MARKER; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; ANKLE; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BODY MASS INDEX; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SYSTOLE;

EID: 34547822411     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmm035     Document Type: Article

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