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Research Techniques for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

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Handbook of Research Methods in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine

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The technique of ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate monitoring allows the behavioral scientist to directly assess the physiological impact of normal psychological functioning rather than relying on inferences based upon laboratory studies or self-reports. Just as any other technique, it requires knowledge, patience, practice, and attention to detail. In this chapter we try to provide the user with insights we have gained through our experience over the last eight years. We also try to provide the novice user with a background in ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate monitoring and suggest ways in which the use of the technique can be expanded.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, 38103, USA

    Gregory A. Harshfield

  2. Hypertension Center, Department of Medicine, Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School, Los Angeles, California, 90059, USA

    Chun Hwang

  3. Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, 10021, USA

    Seymour G. Blank & Thomas G. Pickering

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Harshfield, G.A., Hwang, C., Blank, S.G., Pickering, T.G. (1989). Research Techniques for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring. In: Schneiderman, N., Weiss, S.M., Kaufmann, P.G. (eds) Handbook of Research Methods in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine. The Springer Series in Behavioral Psychophysiology and Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0906-0_18

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