Central blood pressure estimation for the masses moves a step closer

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 495-497

  Wilkinson, I B ^a   McEniery, C M ^a   Cockcroft, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA PRESSURE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; NOTE; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY; AORTA; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS;

AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954815061     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2010.47     Document Type: Note

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