Accurate hypertension diagnosis is key in efficient control

The Lancet

Volumn 378, Issue 9798, 2011, Pages 1199-1200

  Gaziano, Thomas A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GOVERNMENT; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SIMULATION; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84860415036     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61299-3     Document Type: Note

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