Blood pressure publication guidelines

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1996.tb02103.x
• Publication Date: 2007-02-02T22:09:37Z
• Authors: David Shapiro; Larry D. Jamner; James D. Lane; Kathleen C. Light; Michael Myrtek; Yukihiro Sawada; Andrew Steptoe
• Keywords: 05 social sciences; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences; 3. Good health

AbstractBlood pressure is one of the most commonly recorded functions in physiology and medicine, and it has become a major variable in recent psychophysiological and behavioral medicine research. Many methods have been developed for the measurement of blood pressure in clinical, laboratory, and natural settings. The broad objectives of this report are to summarize the most critical methodological issues in the measurement of blood pressure and to present principles and recommendations for the evaluation of blood pressure methods and findings in published studies.