Office-based interventions for recognizing abnormal pediatric blood pressures

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-362

  McLaughlin, Douglas ^a   Hayes, John R ^b   Kelleher, Kelly ^c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Interventions; Pediatric blood pressure; Physician recognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; VITAL SIGN;

CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; ODDS RATIO; OFFICE VISITS;

EID: 77952971601     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809339844     Document Type: Article

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