Hypertension secondary to progressive vascular neurofibromatosis

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 454-455

  Kurien, A ^a,b   John, P R ^b   Milford, D V ^a,b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Nephrology ^*

Author keywords

Coarctation; Hypertension; Neurofibromatosis; Renal artery stenosis

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; AORTOGRAPHY; AORTOPLASTY; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0030909956     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.76.5.454     Document Type: Article

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