Calibration accuracy of hospital-based non-invasive blood pressure measuring devices

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-63

  de Greeff, A ^a   Lorde, I ^a   Wilton, A ^a   Seed, P ^a   Coleman, A J ^b   Shennan, A H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Blood pressure measurement; Calibration; Device; Non invasive

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CALIBRATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CALIBRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS;

EID: 77449106884     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2009.29     Document Type: Article

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