Blood pressure distribution and its relation to anthropometric measurements among school children in Aligarh

A cross-sectional study among 701 school children (12-16 years) was conducted in Aligarh to find out the prevalence of hypertension and to correlate school going adolescent′s blood pressure with age, sex, height and weight. The weight was taken by a standardized weighing machine while height was mea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anisa M Durrani, Fatima Waseem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2011;volume=55;issue=2;spage=121;epage=124;aulast=Durrani