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POINT OF VIEW: WHY HYPERTENSION IS OVERDIAGNOSED AND OVERTREATED IN 1987

POINT OF VIEW: WHY HYPERTENSION IS OVERDIAGNOSED AND OVERTREATED IN 1987 1. The decision whether arterial blood pressure (BP) is elevated or normal is usually based on inadequate data: few readings in the presence of great variability of BP; levels higher in the presence of the doctor; and diastolic BP often higher sitting and standing than lying. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology Wiley

POINT OF VIEW: WHY HYPERTENSION IS OVERDIAGNOSED AND OVERTREATED IN 1987

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1988 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0305-1870
eISSN
1440-1681
DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1681.1988.tb01066.x
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Abstract

1. The decision whether arterial blood pressure (BP) is elevated or normal is usually based on inadequate data: few readings in the presence of great variability of BP; levels higher in the presence of the doctor; and diastolic BP often higher sitting and standing than lying.

Journal

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and PhysiologyWiley

Published: Apr 1, 1988

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