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. 2009 Dec;11(12):748-52.
doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00204.x.

Knowledge, attitude, behavior, and practice of interns toward errors in sphygmomanometer and blood pressure measurement

Ramachandran Meenakshisundaram, Shah Sweni, Govindaraj Dhanalakshmi, Raju Sridevi, Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian

Knowledge, attitude, behavior, and practice of interns toward errors in sphygmomanometer and blood pressure measurement

Ramachandran Meenakshisundaram et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2009 Dec.
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