Measuring blood pressure at the wrist: more comfortable for patients and more convenient for doctors?

S de Lusignan; K Thiru; K Meredith; A Majeed; P Johnson

doi:10.1038/sj.ph.1900614

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Measuring blood pressure at the wrist: more comfortable for patients and more convenient for doctors?

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Measuring blood pressure at the wrist: more comfortable for patients and more convenient for doctors?

S de Lusignan, K Thiru, K Meredith, A Majeed and P Johnson

Public Health, Vol.114(3), pp.165-168

05/2000

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ph.1900614

Abstract

Aged

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Ambulatory

Humans

Middle Aged

Patient Satisfaction

Sphygmomanometers

Telemedicine

Wrist

To compare the agreement between conventional measurement of blood pressure and measurements obtained using two automated devices; and to compare how comfortable each of the three methods of measurement were for patients.

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Title: Measuring blood pressure at the wrist: more comfortable for patients and more convenient for doctors?
Creators: S de Lusignan
K Thiru
K Meredith
A Majeed
P Johnson
Publication Details: Public Health, Vol.114(3), pp.165-168
Publisher: Elsevier
Date published: 05/2000
Date submitted: 02/02/2012
Identifiers: 99513326402346
Academic Unit: Surrey Business School
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Measuring blood pressure at the wrist: more comfortable for patients and more convenient for doctors?

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