A single blood pressure reading may result in faulty diagnosis of high blood pressure and unnecessary prescription of medication.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/not-one-three-readings-single-visit-must-hypertension-diagnosis-study
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-line-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hypertension-blood-pressure
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heart-diseases
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medical-research
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health