Characteristics of children with primary hypertension seen at a referral center

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 961-966

  Flynn, Joseph T ^a   Alderman, Michael H ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Children; Obesity; Primary hypertension; Renin

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; INFANT; LIPIDS; MEDICAL RECORDS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 21344460757     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-005-1855-3     Document Type: Article

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