Pre-hypertension and hypertension among adolescents of Switzerland

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Chiolero, Arnaud ^a   Paccaud, Fred ^a   Bovet, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SWITZERLAND;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 36148992954     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.08.043     Document Type: Letter

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