End-digit preference in blood pressure recordings of patients with ischaemic heart disease in primary care

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 261-265

  de Lusignan, S ^a   Belsey, J ^a   Hague, N ^a   Dzregah, B ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Clinical measurement; Data quality; End digit preference; General practice; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; DIASTOLE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYSTOLE;

EID: 8844244275     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001663     Document Type: Article

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