Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 221-229 , March 2008

Increased Blood Pressure in the Emergency Department: Pain, Anxiety, or Undiagnosed Hypertension?

Presented as a poster at the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine annual meeting, May 2006, San Francisco, CA; and the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine annual meeting, May 2007, Chicago, IL.

  • Paula Tanabe, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Paula Tanabe, PhD, MPH, 417 S Jefferson, #408, Chicago IL, 60607; 312-926-6483, fax 312-926-6274
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  • Stephen D. Persell, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL
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  • James G. Adams, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL
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  • Jennifer C. McCormick, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL
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  • Zoran Martinovich, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mental Health Services and Policy Program, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL.
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  • David W. Baker, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL

Received 6 June 2007 ,Revised 11 September 2007 ,Accepted 15 October 2007.

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 Supervising editors: Keith A. Marrill, MD; Donald M. Yealy, MDAuthor contributions: PT had full access to all of the data in the study and takes full responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the analysis. PT, JGA, and DWB were responsible for study concept and design. PT and JCM acquired the data. PT, SDP, JGA, ZM, and DWB were responsible for analysis and interpretation of data. PT and SDP were responsible for drafting of the article. JGA, JCM, DWB, and ZM were responsible for critical revision of the article for important intellectual content. PT and ZM were responsible for statistical analysis. PT obtained funding. PT and SDP were responsible for study supervision. PT takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.Funding and support: This study was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, RO3 HSO15619-01A1. The agency had no role in the development of the study, review of data, or role in manuscript development. Dr. Tanabe was supported also supported in part by the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Excellence in Academic Medicine grant.Publication dates: Available online January 18, 2008.Reprints not available from authors.

PII: S0196-0644(07)01670-8

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.10.017

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 221-229 , March 2008

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