New British guidelines mandate ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to diagnose hypertension in all patients: Not ready for prime time in the United States

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 785-786

  Bloch, Michael J ^a,b   Basile, Jan N ^c,d  

^a University of Nevada School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Saint Mary's   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MANDATORY TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80355131996     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00532.x     Document Type: Editorial

References (1)

1. National Institution for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Hypertension: the clinical management of primary hypertension in adults: clinical guidelines: methods, evidence and recommendations, May 2011. Accessed August 2011.