Trends in end digit preference for blood pressure and associations with cardiovascular outcomes in Canadian and UK primary care: a retrospective observational study

Michelle Greiver; Sumeet Kalia; Teja Voruganti; Babak Aliarzadeh; Rahim Moineddin; William Hinton; Martin Dawes; Frank Sullivan; Saddaf Syed; John Williams; Simon de Lusignan

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024970

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Trends in end digit preference for blood pressure and associations with cardiovascular outcomes in Canadian and UK primary care: a retrospective observational study

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Michelle Greiver Department of Family and Community Medicine, North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sumeet Kalia Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Teja Voruganti Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Babak Aliarzadeh Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rahim Moineddin Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
William Hinton Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin Dawes Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Frank Sullivan Medical School, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Saddaf Syed Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John Williams Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Simon de Lusignan Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Royal College of General Practice Research and Surveillance Centre, St Andrews, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Michelle Greiver; mgreiver{at}rogers.com

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Greiver M, Kalia S, Voruganti T, et al

Trends in end digit preference for blood pressure and associations with cardiovascular outcomes in Canadian and UK primary care: a retrospective observational study

BMJ Open 2019;9:e024970. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024970

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Received June 24, 2018
Revised December 16, 2018
Accepted December 18, 2018
First published January 24, 2019.

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