Twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure measurement in clinical practice and research: A critical review of a technique in need of implementation

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 269, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 478-495

  O'Brien, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure measurement; Outcome studies; Pharmacological studies; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 79954897824     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02356.x     Document Type: Review

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