Controversy about hypertension screening in children: A clinical perspective

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1356-1358

  Bianchetti, Mario G ^a   Bucher, Barbara S ^b   Simonetti, Giacomo D ^a,b  

^a Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLURRED VISION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONVULSION; EPISTAXIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FATIGUE; HEALTH SERVICE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INHERITANCE; IRRITABILITY; LETHARGY; NEWBORN SCREENING; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

EID: 84942509105     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000580     Document Type: Review

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