Trends in blood pressure in 9 to 11-year-old children in the United Kingdom 1980-2008: The impact of obesity

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1708-1717

  Peters, Helen ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^b   Cook, Derek G ^b   Law, Catherine ^a   Li, Leah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adiposity; blood pressure; BMI; children; epidemiology; obesity; time trends

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865495398     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283562a6b     Document Type: Article

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