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Review
. 2000 Apr 22;320(7242):1128-34.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7242.1128.

Use and interpretation of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: recommendations of the British hypertension society

E O'Brien  1 , A Coats, P Owens, J Petrie, P L Padfield, W A Littler, M de Swiet, F Mee
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Use and interpretation of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: recommendations of the British hypertension society

E O'Brien et al. BMJ. .
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Examples of ambulatory blood pressure patterns plotted by the DABL program. The white coat window is the first hour of recording
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