Determination of blood pressure percentiles in normal-weight children: Some methodological issues

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 653-666

  Rosner, B ^a   Cook, N ^a   Portman, R ^b   Daniels, S ^c   Falkner, B ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Child; Models, statistical; Pediatrics; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD HEALTH; DATABASE; DISEASE TREATMENT; EPIDEMIC; MODEL; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OVERWEIGHT; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 41149153848     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm348     Document Type: Article

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