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Measuring Blood Pressure Accurately - The Complete Story
Does accurate blood pressure reading depend on mercury? A recent New York Times article wrongly blames blood pressure measurement problems on mercury phase outs. In this listing of resources, Health Care Without Harm tells the rest of the story and provides important tips for health care providers.
 Does Accurate Blood Pressure Reading Depend on Mercury? (pdf), an 8/15/02 HCWH press release
Critique of New York Times story (doc), by HCWH
Risk Seen in Move To Replace Gauge Of Blood Pressure (doc), the original 6/16/02 New York Times story by Gina Kolata
Abstracts and Additional Studies (doc), an overview compiled by HCWH
A New Era: The Elimination of Mercury Sphygmomanometers (pdf), a HCWH fact sheet
Mercury Elimination and Sphygmomanometers (pdf), the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) response to the article
Welch Allyn: Clarification on the Efficacy of Aneroid and Digital Blood Pressure Devices (pdf)
Mercury Poisoning, the Hidden Danger in Your Home (doc), a March 12, 2002 article by Dan Fagin from Family Circle Magazine
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