How to simplify the diagnostic criteria of hypertension in adolescents

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 159-163

  Lu, Q ^a   Ma, C M ^a   Yin, F Z ^a   Liu, B W ^a   Lou, D H ^a   Liu, X L ^a  

^a FIRST HOSPITAL OF QINHUANGDAO   (China)

Author keywords

adolescent; blood pressure to height ratio; diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79951681026     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2010.46     Document Type: Article

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