Estimating blood pressure in children and adolescents: Should body weight be included?

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 381-382

  Schwandt, Peter ^a,b  

^a Arteriosclerosis Prevention Institute   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; ETHNICITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PREHYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84877750134     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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