Principles and Techniques of Blood Pressure Measurement

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 571-586

  Ogedegbe, Gbenga ^a   Pickering, Thomas ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Blood pressure measurement; Self monitoring

Indexed keywords

AUSCULTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHILD CARE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EXERCISE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MONITOR; OBESITY; OSCILLOMETRY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF EXAMINATION; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77957733000     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2010.07.006     Document Type: Review

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