Reference blood pressure values in childhood: An issue to be solved

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1911-1912

  Lurbe, Empar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MANOMETRY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; OBESITY; OSCILLOMETRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84866548473     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328358385f     Document Type: Note

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