Childhood hypertension is not a silent disease

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 527-532

  Croix, Beth ^a   Feig, Daniel I ^a,b  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Clinical research; Hypertension; Retrospective study

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645344643     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-006-0013-x     Document Type: Article

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