Exercise in hypertensive children and adolescents: Any harm done?

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 66-70

  Alpert, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension Blood pressure reduction; Safety of exercise; Training effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SPORTS;

EID: 0032952736     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002469900401     Document Type: Review

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