Childhood blood pressure: A window to adult hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2001-2003

  Lurbe, Empar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NUTRITION; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 1542330199     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200311000-00004     Document Type: Editorial

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