The use of Z-scores in paediatric cardiology

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-184

  Chubb, Henry ^a   Simpson, John M ^a  

^a EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; cardio Z; echocardiography; paediatric cardiology; Z score

Indexed keywords

AORTA SINUS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; Z SCORE;

EID: 84865712489     PISSN: 09742069     EISSN: 09745149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2069.99622     Document Type: Article

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