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Automated Versus Manual Blood Pressure Measurement: A Randomized Crossover Trial in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan: Are Third World Countries Ready for the Change?

BACKGROUND: Hypertension has proven to be a strong liability with 13.5% of all mortality worldwide being attributed to elevated blood pressures in 2001. An accurate blood pressure measurement lies at the crux of an appropriate diagnosis. Despite the mercury sphygmomanometer being the gold standard,...

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Autores principales: Mansoor, Kanaan, Shahnawaz, Saba, Rasool, Mariam, Chaudhry, Huwad, Ahuja, Gul, Shahnawaz, Sara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Institute of Immunobiology and Human Genetics 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5042623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27703563
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2016.076