Normalized peripheral transit time to monitor hypertensionin children

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 343-347

  Foo, J Y A ^a   Wilson, S J ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypertension; Paediatrics; Pulse transit time

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; GOLD; HEALTH; MERCURY (METAL); STANDARDS;

BLOOD PRESSURE (BP); CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS; CONTINUOUS OBSERVATION; GOLD STANDARDS; HYPERTENSION; INVERSE RELATIONSHIP; LOWER LIMBS; NON-INVASIVE; PAEDIATRICS; PULSE TRANSIT TIME; TRANSIT TIME;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG; MALE; MONITORING; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PULSE TRANSIT TIME; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LEG; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 52949084695     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900500422253     Document Type: Article

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