Validation of the Microlife Watch BP Office professional device for office blood pressure measurement according to the International protocol

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 299-303

  Stergiou, George S ^a   Tzamouranis, Dimitris ^a   Protogerou, Athanasios ^a   Nasothimiou, Efthimia ^a   Kapralos, Christos ^a  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Accuracy; European society of hypertension; International protocol; Microlife; Office blood pressure; Professional device; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AUSCULTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSCILLOMETRY; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES;

EID: 53549101912     PISSN: 13595237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0b013e3283057af6     Document Type: Article

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