Treating the causes of paediatric hypertension using non-invasive physiological parameters

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 439-441

  Brierley, Joe ^a   Marks, Stephen D ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INDEX; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTPATIENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC HYPERTENSION; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 77957018973     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.04.018     Document Type: Article

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