Effect of Fowler's body position on blood pressure measurement

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 23-24, 2010, Pages 3581-3583

  Cicolini, Giancarlo ^a   Gagliardi, Gaetano ^a   Ballone, Enzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypertension; Measurement; Nurses; Position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649597224     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03418.x     Document Type: Article

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