Trends and transient change in end-digit preference in blood pressure recording: Studies of sequential and longitudinal collected primary care data

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-43

  Alsanjari, O N ^a   De Lusignan, S ^b   Van Vlymen, J ^b   Gallagher, H ^c   Millett, C ^d   Harris, K ^e   Majeed, A ^d  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; END DIGIT PREFERENCE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; VALIDATION STUDY;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 83755188600     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02781.x     Document Type: Article

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