Pediatric Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: Indications and Interpretations

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 372-382

  Flynn, Joseph T ^a   Urbina, Elaine M ^b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COENZYME A;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AORTA COARCTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CUSHING DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MASKED HYPERTENSION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OBESITY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PEDIATRICS; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PEDIATRICS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861903733     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2012.00655.x     Document Type: Review

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