Frequency of diarrhoea as a predictor of elevated blood pressure in children

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-265

  Miranda, Juan Jaime ^a,b   Davies, Alisha R ^a   Smith, George Davey ^c   Smeeth, Liam ^a   Cabrera, Lilia ^d   Gilman, Robert H ^b,d,e   García, Héctor H ^b,f   Ortega, Ynes R ^g   Cama, Vitaliano A ^e,h  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ASOCIACIÓN BENÉFICA PRISMA   (Peru)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NEUROLÓGICAS   (Peru)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^h CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Child; Cohort studies; Dehydration; Developing countries; Hypertension; Infantile diarrhea; Peru

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEHYDRATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERU; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; PERU;

EID: 63849333767     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32831bc721     Document Type: Article

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