Blood pressure measurements are unreliable to diagnose hypertension in primary care

Seboe, Paul; Pechere, Antoinette; Herrmann, François; Haller, Dagmar M.; Bovier, Patrick

doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000058

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Blood pressure measurements are unreliable to diagnose hypertension in primary care

ContributorsSeboe, Paul; Pechere, Antoinette; Herrmann, François; Haller, Dagmar M.

; Bovier, Patrick

Published inJournal of hypertension, vol. 32, no. 3, p. 509-517

Publication date2014

Abstract

To evaluate the accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measurements performed by primary care physicians (PCPs), and to assess whether it improves following a short theoretical training.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires
Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de réadaptation et gériatrie

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SEBOE, Paul et al. Blood pressure measurements are unreliable to diagnose hypertension in primary care. In: Journal of hypertension, 2014, vol. 32, n° 3, p. 509–517. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000058

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PID : unige:40210
DOI : 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000058
PMID : 24299914

Journal ISSN0263-6352

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Blood pressure measurements are unreliable to diagnose hypertension in primary care

To evaluate the accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measurements performed by primary care physicians (PCPs), and to assess whether it improves following a short theoretical training.

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