Blood pressure measurement method and inter-arm differences: A meta-analysis

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1201-1208

  Verberk, Willem J ^a   Kessels, Alfons G H ^b   Thien, Theo ^c  

^a Microlife Corporation   (Taiwan)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

automatic oscillometric device; blood pressure; blood pressure measurement; double arm measurements; hypertension; inter arm difference; simultaneous measurements

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GENDER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; AUSCULTATION; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSCILLOMETRY; SYSTOLE;

EID: 80054878969     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.125     Document Type: Review

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