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Review
. 2001 May 5;322(7294):1110-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7294.1110.

ABC of hypertension. Blood pressure measurement. Part III-automated sphygmomanometry: ambulatory blood pressure measurement

E O'Brien, G Beevers, G Y Lip
Review

ABC of hypertension. Blood pressure measurement. Part III-automated sphygmomanometry: ambulatory blood pressure measurement

E O'Brien et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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SpaceLabs 90207 ABPM monitor
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Example of a normal ambulatory blood pressure pattern plotted by the DABL® Program.
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White coat hypertension
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Systolic and diastolic hypertension with night time dip
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Isolated systolic hypertension
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Systolic and diastolic hypertension without night time dip
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Nocturnal hypertension
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