Eliminating the Human Factor in Office Blood Pressure Measurement

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 541-542

  Myers, Martin G ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE METER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MANUAL OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE; MASKED HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REST; TUNICA ALBUGINEA; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DEVICES; FEMALE; MALE; STANDARDS; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84904095712     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12335     Document Type: Letter

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