Hypertension in the ED: still an unrecognized problem

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 913-917

  Svenson, James E ^a   Repplinger, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 52949154711     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.11.024     Document Type: Article

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