Comments on methodology section.
The articles in this section deal with two issues: the use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in clinical drug trials, and white-coat hypertension. Two of the theoretical advantages of ABPM over conventional clinic measurements are the elimination of the white-coat effect and the greater reliability of the ambulatory measurements, which is a consequence of their greater number.
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Hypertension Center, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.