Measuring blood pressure in children

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7657, 2008, Pages 1321-

  Bird, Chris ^a   Michie, Colin ^a  

^a EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CUFF; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; NORMAL VALUE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCREENING TEST;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY;

EID: 46249098648     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a150     Document Type: Editorial

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