ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2009
Use of evidence in hypertension guidelines: should we measure in both arms?
Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Non-communicable disease co-morbidity and associated factors in tuberculosis patients: A cross-sectional study in Gabon.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- Systolic inter-arm blood pressure difference and risk of cognitive decline in older people: a cohort study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020Article
- Detecting Risk Of Postural hypotension (DROP): derivation and validation of a prediction score for primary care.BMJ open · 2018Article
- Inter-arm blood pressure differences compared with ambulatory monitoring: a manifestation of the 'white-coat' effect?The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2013Article
- The difference in blood pressure readings between arms and survival: primary care cohort study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2012Article
- The basis for monitoring strategies in clinical guidelines: a case study of prostate-specific antigen for monitoring in prostate cancer.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2012Article
- Hypertension guidelines.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2009Article
- Use of evidence in hypertension guidelines.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2009Article
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Abstract
For at least 25 years, hypertension guidelines have suggested measuring blood pressure in both arms, but GPs' acceptance of this is low. Current and past versions of major guidelines were identified to review and assess the degree to which they provided justification, evidence, and a description of dual-arm measurement techniques. It is suggested that if guidelines better justified recommendations and cited primary literature to support claims, a greater percentage of practitioners might accept and adhere to such guidance.
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