The effect of chance variability in blood pressure readings on the decision making of general practitioners: an internet-based case vignette study.

The effect of chance variability in blood pressure readings on the decision making of general practitioners: an internet-based case vignette study.

Guidelines for the management of blood pressure (BP) in primary care generally suggest that decisions be made on the basis of specific threshold values (e.g. BP 140/90 mmHg); but this fails to adequately accommodate a common cause of variation--the play of chance.To determine the impact of chance va...

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Main Authors: Mohammed A Mohammed, Tom Marshall, Paramjit Gill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3487729?pdf=render

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