Does self-monitoring reduce blood pressure? Meta-analysis with meta-regression of randomized controlled trials
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Does self-monitoring reduce blood pressure? Meta-analysis with meta-regression of randomized controlled trials.
INTRODUCTION Self-monitoring of blood pressure (BP) is an increasingly common part of hypertension management. The objectives of this systematic review were to evaluate the systolic and diastolic BP reduction, and achievement of target BP, associated with self-monitoring. METHODS MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane database of systematic reviews, database of abstracts of clinical effectiveness, the hea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0785-3890,1365-2060
DOI: 10.3109/07853890.2010.489567