Self measurement of blood pressure: A community survey

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 741-743

  McManus, R J ^a   Ryan, A ^a   Greenfield, S ^a   Pattison, H M ^b   Clifford, S ^a   Marriott, J ^b   Wilson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK REDUCTION; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MONITORING; UNITED KINGDOM; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE;

EID: 34548303263     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002217     Document Type: Article

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