The Value of Routine Blood Pressure Measurement in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department with Nonurgent Problems

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 478-483

  Stewart, Jessica N ^b   McGillivray, David ^a   Sussman, John ^a   Foster, Bethany ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEBEC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE;

EID: 51449086165     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.03.046     Document Type: Article

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