White Coat Hypertension Meaning

Example : 1988, T. G. Pickering et al., "How common is white coat hypertension?", Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 8 Jan.,  Patients with white coat hypertension did not show a generalized increase of blood pressure lability, nor an exaggerated pressor response while at work. . . . In such patients, the pressor response may be relatively specific to the physician's office and lead to significant misclassification of hypertension.