How significant is white coat hypertension?

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 625-626

  Cohen, Debbie L ^a   Townsend, Raymond R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; NOTE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OFFICE VISITS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77955255143     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00326.x     Document Type: Note

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