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Editorial
. 2017 Aug;19(8):746-752.
doi: 10.1111/jch.13005. Epub 2017 Apr 21.

The pursuit of accurate blood pressure measurement: A 35-year travail

Eoin O'Brien  1 , George S Stergiou  2
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Editorial

The pursuit of accurate blood pressure measurement: A 35-year travail

Eoin O'Brien et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2017 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

EO and GS have conducted validation studies of blood pressure monitors for various manufacturers, advised manufacturers on device development, and chair the advisory board of Medaval.

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Cumulative graph of validation studies performed according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol (ESH‐IP) compared with the British Hypertension Society (BHS) and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) protocols from 2002 (publication of ESH‐IP) until June 2009
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