Physiology and treatment of hypertension

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-14

  Athavale, Deepa ^a   Lewis, Malcolm A ^a  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

causes; children; hypertension; investigation; management

Indexed keywords

CANDESARTAN; ENALAPRIL; LABETALOL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; RAMIPRIL; VALSARTAN;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 57849116412     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2008.09.015     Document Type: Review

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