Inter-Arm Difference in Blood Pressure May Have Serious Research and Clinical Implications

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 491-492

  Giles, Thomas D ^a   Egan, Peter ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Egan HealthCare Services   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AORTA; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864571641     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2012.00668.x     Document Type: Editorial

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