Importance of ambulatory blood pressure in hypertension management

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 143-144

  Head, Geoffrey A ^a   McGrath, Barry P ^b   Nelson, Mark R ^c   Stowasser, Michael ^d  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG CHOICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MASKED HYPERTENSION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM RESTRICTION; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION; BLOOD PRESSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84867395051     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.11637     Document Type: Article

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