Automated versus manual blood pressure measurement: A randomized crossover trial

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 296-302

  Heinemann, Megan ^a   Sellick, Ken ^b   Rickard, Claire ^c   Reynolds, Pam ^d   McGrail, Matthew ^b  

^a LATROBE REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automated blood pressure machines; Blood pressure; Measurement; Nursing practice; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITOR; NURSING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT STUDY; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPHYGMOMANOMETER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 58149130275     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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