Evaluation of hypertension by the general pediatrician

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-169

  Nguyen, Mai ^a   Mitsnefes, Mark ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Evaluation; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 131; ALLOPURINOL;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 34247576597     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e328013f647     Document Type: Review

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