The importance of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children and adolescents

Acta Clinica Croatica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-64

  Valent Moric, Bernardica ^a   Zigman, Tamara ^a   Zaja Franulovic, Orjena ^a   Malenica, Masa ^a   Cuk, Martin ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Children; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OSCILLOMETRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HYPERTENSION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PULSE PRESSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE;

EID: 84868650163     PISSN: 03539466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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