Reduction of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the third world: The importance of accurate blood pressure measurement

Hypertension

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1038-1039

  Padfield, Paul Lynch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS;

EID: 78650419332     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.161737     Document Type: Note

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