Terminal digit bias in a specialty hypertension faculty practice

Traditional blood pressure (BP) methodology is subject to observer error such as terminal digit preference and single number preference leading to inaccuracies in measurement. A high percentage (60–90%) of terminal BP readings digit being zero has been reported from general medical- and hospital-bas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of human hypertension 2003-12, Vol.17 (12), p.819-822
Hauptverfasser:	Thavarajah, S, White, W B, Mansoor, G A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Analysis Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension Bias Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Blood pressure Blood Pressure Determination - standards Body mass index Cardiology. Vascular system Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology Diagnosis Epidemiology Female Health Administration Humans Hypertension Hypertension - diagnosis Logistic Models Male Measurement Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Methods Middle Aged Nursing Office Visits original-article Patients Physicians Practice Public Health Quality Control Retrospective Studies Risk factors Specialization Sphygmomanometers
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