The quest for blood pressure reference values in children

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 477-479

  Chiolero, Arnaud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CHINESE; ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84894145017     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000109     Document Type: Note

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