Blood pressure-to-height ratio as a screening measure for identifying children with hypertension

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-105

  Lu, Qiang ^a   Ma, Chunming ^a   Yin, Fuzai ^a   Wang, Rui ^a   Lou, Donghui ^a   Liu, Xiaoli ^a  

^a FIRST HOSPITAL OF QINHUANGDAO   (China)

Author keywords

Blood pressure to height ratio; Children; Diagnosis; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE TO HEIGHT RATIO; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 84872610797     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1836-z     Document Type: Article

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