Blood pressure in hospitalized patients: Should we still measure it?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1913-1914

  Burnier, Michel ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NOTE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84866553663     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283589efc     Document Type: Note

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