Office blood pressure measurement with electronic devices: Has the time come?

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 246-

  Stergiou, George S ^a  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSCULTATION; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NOTE; OSCILLOMETRY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OFFICE VISITS;

EID: 40049083842     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2007.78     Document Type: Note

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