Evaluation of an automated sphygmomanometer for use in the office setting

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 116-119

  Myers, Martin G ^a,b   Valdivieso, Miguel ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

automated sphygmomanometers; blood pressure measurement; hypertension diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; AUTOMATED SPHYGMOMANOMETER; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAKEFULNESS;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 84861231245     PISSN: 13595237     EISSN: 14735725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0b013e3283540785     Document Type: Article

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