Arm Based on LEg blood pressures (ABLE-BP): can systolic leg blood pressure measurements predict sys...
Arm Based on LEg blood pressures (ABLE-BP): can systolic leg blood pressure measurements predict systolic brachial blood pressure? Protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis from the INTERPRESS-IPD Collaboration
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McDonagh, Sinead T J , Sheppard, James P , Warren, Fiona C , Boddy, Kate , Farmer, Leon , Shore, Helen , Williams, Phil , Lewis, Philip S , Baumber, Rachel , Fordham, Jayne , Martin, Una , Aboyans, Victor , Clark, Christopher E , White, James , Ferrucci, Luigi , Erbel, Raimund , Westerink, Jan , Criqui, Michael , Lahoz, Carlos , Guerchet, Maëlenn , Allison, Matthew , McDermott, Mary , Espeland, Mark , Dahl, Marie , Shore, Angela , Blanes, Rafel Ramos and INTERPRESS-IPD Collaborators
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England: British Medical Journal Publishing Group
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IntroductionBlood pressure (BP) is normally measured on the upper arm, and guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of high BP are based on such measurements. Leg BP measurement can be an alternative when brachial BP measurement is impractical, due to injury or disability. Limited data exist to guide interpretation of leg BP values for hypertensi...
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Arm Based on LEg blood pressures (ABLE-BP): can systolic leg blood pressure measurements predict systolic brachial blood pressure? Protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis from the INTERPRESS-IPD Collaboration
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Sheppard, James P
Warren, Fiona C
Boddy, Kate
Farmer, Leon
Shore, Helen
Williams, Phil
Lewis, Philip S
Baumber, Rachel
Fordham, Jayne
Martin, Una
Aboyans, Victor
Clark, Christopher E
White, James
Ferrucci, Luigi
Erbel, Raimund
Westerink, Jan
Criqui, Michael
Lahoz, Carlos
Guerchet, Maëlenn
Allison, Matthew
McDermott, Mary
Espeland, Mark
Dahl, Marie
Shore, Angela
Blanes, Rafel Ramos
INTERPRESS-IPD Collaborators
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_2e94f93782ca4ff8a8dae08ba15e988c
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_2e94f93782ca4ff8a8dae08ba15e988c
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2044-6055
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2044-6055
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10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040481
