Conventional versus automated measurement of blood pressure in primary care patients with systolic hypertension: Randomised parallel design controlled trial

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7793, 2011, Pages 372-

  Myers, Martin G ^a   Godwin, Marshall ^b   Dawes, Martin ^c   Kiss, Alexander ^d   Tobe, Sheldon W ^a   Grant, F Curry ^e   Kaczorowski, Janusz ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e Quinte Health Care   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PARALLEL DESIGN; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79951649740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d286     Document Type: Article

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