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

Mohammed A Mohammed; Tom Marshall; Paramjit Gill

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046556

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

Mohammed A Mohammed, Tom Marshall, Paramjit Gill

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e46556
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	7
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046556
Publication status	Published - 2012

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