Reliability of mercury-in-silastic strain gauge plethysmography curve reading: Influence of clinical clues and observer variation

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 380-386

  Hoyer, Christian ^a,b   Pavar, Susanne ^a   Pedersen, Begitte H ^a   Biurrun Manresa, José A ^b   Petersen, Lars J ^b,c  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial index (MeSH); Clinical laboratory techniques (MeSH); Diagnostic test (MeSH); Peripheral arterial disease (MeSH); Toe brachial index (MeSH)

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SILASTIC;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ANKLE PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; LIMB PERFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEDICAL HISTORY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84882316440     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2013.785589     Document Type: Article

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