Improving auscultatory blood pressure measurement with electronic and computer technology: The visual auscultation method

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 624-629

  Wang, Yuqi ^a   She, Jin ^a   Xiang, Haiyan ^b   Li, Yinhua ^b   Liu, Juan ^b   Li, Deyu ^a   Yu, Mengsun ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF AVIATION MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL AUSCULTATION; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AGED; AUSCULTATION; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67349219406     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2009.30     Document Type: Article

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