Juvenile Hypertension in Kuwait: Prevalence and Influence of Obesity

International Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 178-184

  Iman, Sorkhou ^a   Hind, Al Namash ^a   Ali, Amir ^a   Farida, Mohamed ^a   Bayoomi, Alaa ^a   Mohamed, Al Batish ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Kuwait; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLIC HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SEX RATIO; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

EID: 1642518581     PISSN: 08856265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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