Blood pressure levels correlate with intra-individual variability using an automated device in early pregnancy

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 438-440

  Poon, L C Y ^a   Kametas, N ^a   Valencia, C M ^a   Pandeva, I V ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 44049101212     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002302     Document Type: Article

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