First-year blood pressure increase steepest in low birthweight newborns

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-86

  Lurbe, Empar ^a   Garcia Vicent, Consuelo ^a   Torro, Isabel ^a   Fayos, José Luis ^a   Aguilar, Francisco ^a   De Llano, Javier Martin ^a   Fuertes, Graciela ^a   Redón, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Blood pressure; Growth; Newborns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEWBORN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33845355124     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32801040ec     Document Type: Article

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