Simple table to identify children and adolescents needing further evaluation of blood pressure

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Kaelber, David C ^a,c   Pickett, Frieda ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Prehypertension; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 66249136028     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2680     Document Type: Article

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