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Abstract
This paper shows the error to be expected when blood pressure is measured indirectly with a cuff that is too wide or too narrow for the member to which it is applied. A cuff that is too narrow overestimates and a cuff that is too wide underestimated blood pressure.Mesh:
Year: 1978 PMID: 655109 DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(78)90119-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am Heart J ISSN: 0002-8703 Impact factor: 4.749