Uncertainty in the assessment of trends in childhood blood pressure

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1697-1698

  Lurbe, Empar ^a   Grassi, Guido ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD HYPERTENSION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84865512273     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283578a15     Document Type: Editorial

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