White coat hypertension: improving the patient–health care practitioner relationship
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White coat hypertension: improving the patient–health care practitioner relationship
White coat hypertension is characterized by the variability of a patient's blood pressure measurements between the physician's office and the patient's home environment. A patient with white coat hypertension has high blood pressure levels in the physician's office and normal blood pressure levels in their typical environment. This condition is likely caused by the patient's anxiety within the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Psychology Research and Behavior Management
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1179-1578
DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s61192