Public-Use Blood Pressure Machines in Pharmacies for Identification of Undetected Hypertension in the Community

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 302-

  Houle, Sherilyn K D ^a   Tsuyuki, Ross T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MACHINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL DEVICE; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CANADA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PHARMACIES; SELF-EXAMINATION;

EID: 84875826674     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12061     Document Type: Article

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