Strategies to reduce pitfalls in measuring blood pressure
Errors in blood pressure (BP) measurement are common in the clinical practice. Inaccurate measurements of BP may lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment of hypertension. The preferred method of BP measurement in the clinical setting is auscultation, using the first and the fifth Korotkoff s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Preventive Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=13;spage=17;epage=20;aulast=Badeli |