Home blood pressure monitoring in children: How many measurements are needed?

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 633-638

  Stergiou, George S ^a   Christodoulakis, George ^a   Giovas, Periklis ^a   Lourida, Panayiota ^a   Alamara, Christina ^a   Roussias, Leonidas G ^a  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHILD; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 44349085574     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2008.38     Document Type: Article

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