Blood pressure measurement: The problem and its solution

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 757-759

  Marshall, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PLACEBO;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CALIBRATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 8844224853     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001753     Document Type: Note

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