A perfect replacement for the mercury sphygmomanometer: The case of the hybrid blood pressure monitor

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 220-227

  Stergiou, G S ^a   Karpettas, N ^a   Kollias, A ^a   Destounis, A ^a   Tzamouranis, D ^a  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

hybrid blood pressure monitor; international protocol; mercury sphygmomanometer; office blood pressure measurement; validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYBRID MERCURY FREE AUSCULTATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MERCURY SPHYGMOMANOMETER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; DIASTOLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 84858708009     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2011.77     Document Type: Article

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