Taking blood pressure: too important to trust to humans?
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The measurement of blood pressure in the physician's office is subject to a number of observer errors and also to the "white-coat effect." Automatic devices that measure blood pressure without a human observer in the room can eliminate many of these problems. We argue for greater use of these devices in the physician's office.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
دوره 77 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010