The results of the Campaign for evaluating sphygmomanometers accuracy and their physical conditions
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the sphygmomanometers calibration accuracy and the physical conditions of the cuff-bladder, bulb, pump, and valve. METHODS: Sixty hundred and forty five aneroid sphygmomanometers were evaluated, 521 used in private practice and 124 used in hospitals. Aneroid manometers were te...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2000-01-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2000000100004 |