Prevalence and predictors of masked hypertension detected by home blood pressure monitoring in children and adolescents: The arsakeion school study

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 520-524

  Stergiou, George S ^a   Rarra, Vayia C ^a   Yiannes, Nikolaos G ^a  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CHILD; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OFFICE VISITS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 67349227424     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2009.34     Document Type: Article

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