Is screening for essential hypertension in children essential?

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7659, 2008, Pages 1452-

  Hart, Julian Tudor ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EMERGENCY CARE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICE; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 47149087362     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39619.490475.3A     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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4. Hart JT, Edwards C, Haines AP, Hart M, Jones J, Jones M,et al. Screen detected high blood pressure under 40: a general practice population followed up for 21 years. BMJ 1993; 306: 437-40.