High prevalence of hypertension in normal and underweight Indian children

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-221

  Genovesi, Simonetta ^a,b   Antolini, Laura ^a   Gallieni, Maurizio ^c   Aiello, Angela ^a,b   Mandal, Sujit K Brahmochary ^d   Doneda, Anna ^e   Giussani, Marco ^a   Stella, Andrea ^a,b   Tucci, Benedetta ^a,b   Valsecchi, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA   (India)

^e Project for People   (Italy)

Author keywords

albuminuria; blood pressure; children; hypertension; pediatric nephrology

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URINALYSIS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 78651333569     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283407fe3     Document Type: Article

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