Trends in high blood pressure prevalence in Greek adolescents

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 385-390

  Kollias, A ^a,b   Antonodimitrakis, P ^a   Grammatikos, E ^a   Chatziantonakis, N ^a   Grammatikos, E E ^a   Stergiou, G S ^b  

^a Health Center of Karlovassi   (Greece)

^b SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GREECE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67349096357     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2008.166     Document Type: Article

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