Why pediatricians fail to diagnose hypertension: A multicenter survey

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bijlsma, Merijn W ^a,b   Blufpand, Hester N ^a   Kaspers, Gertjan J L ^a   Bökenkamp, Arend ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSIS FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEDIATRICIAN; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE DATABASE; STANDARD;

EID: 84890858622     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.08.066     Document Type: Article

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