Cuff and bladder: Overlooked components of BP measurement devices in the modern era

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-138

  Palatini, Paolo ^a   Frick, Gerhard N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Microlife AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 84856045107     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.213     Document Type: Note

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