TY - JOUR T1 - Use of evidence in hypertension guidelines JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 448 LP - 448 DO - 10.3399/bjgp09X420969 VL - 59 IS - 563 AU - Yvette Adjei-Gyamfi AU - Sally Kerry AU - Jennifer Tulloch AU - Denise Coster AU - Pippa Oakeshott Y1 - 2009/06/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/59/563/448.1.abstract N2 - In their review of the use of evidence in hypertension guidelines, Parker and Glasziou point out that failure to measure blood pressure in both arms may lead to delay in diagnosis or inadequate treatment of high blood pressure.1 However, only 30% of GPs agree with recommendations to measure blood pressure in both arms, and even fewer actually do it. Similarly, it is important to see if patients who take their own … ER -