Letter by Messerli et al Regarding Article, "the Implications of Blood Pressure Measurement Methods on Treatment Targets for Blood Pressure"

Circulation

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2017, Pages e45-e46

  Messerli, Franz H ^a,b   Bangalore, Sripal ^c   Kjeldsen, Sverre E ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE METER; CARDIOLOGY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY;

EID: 85012911980     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.025301     Document Type: Letter

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