Hypertensive retinopathy in severely hypertensive children: Demographic, clinical, and ophthalmoscopic findings from a 30-year British cohort

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 222-228

  Williams, Katie M ^a   Shah, Anish N ^a   Morrison, Danny ^a   Sinha, Manish D ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, RENOVASCULAR; HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84888071202     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: 19382405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20130319-01     Document Type: Article

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