Suggested revision of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program blood pressure standardization for use in severely growth retarded children

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 819-820

  Van Stralen, Karlijn J ^a   Jager, Kitty J ^a   Verrina, Enrico ^b   Schaefer, Franz S ^c   Emma, Francesco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GENDER; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 79954429965     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-010-1738-0     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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2. B Rosner N Cook R Portman S Daniels B Falkner 2008 Determination of blood pressure percentiles in normal-weight children: some methodological issues Am J Epidemiol 167 653 666 18230679 10.1093/aje/kwm348 1:STN:280: DC%2BD1c7ot1CltQ%3D%3D (Pubitemid 351430930)
3. U.S. Renal Data System (2008) Atlas of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease in the United States. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD