Persistent elevation of blood pressure among children with a family history of hypertension: The minneapolis children’s blood pressure study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 1988, Pages 647-653

  Munger, Ronald G ^a   Prineas, Ronald J ^a   Gomez Marin, Orlando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Children; Family history; Hypertension; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; FAMILY HISTORY; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023726566     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-198808000-00008     Document Type: Article

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