Blood pressure to height ratios as simple, sensitive and specific diagnostic tools for adolescent (pre)hypertension in Nigeria

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Ejike, Chukwunonso E C C ^a  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

(pre)hypertension; adolescents; blood pressure to height ratio; diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE TO HEIGHT RATIO; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; POPULATION; PREHYPERTENSION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; NIGERIA; PREHYPERTENSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84855723373     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-37-30     Document Type: Article

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