First report on simplified diagnostic criteria for pre-hypertension and hypertension in a national sample of adolescents from the Middle East and North Africa: the CASPIAN-III study

First report on simplified diagnostic criteria for pre-hypertension and hypertension in a national sample of adolescents from the Middle East and North Africa: the CASPIAN-III study

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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to simplify the diagnostic criteria of pre-hypertension (pre-HTN) and hypertension (HTN) in the pediatric age group, and to determine the accuracy of these simple indexes in a nationally-representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents. METHOD: The diagnosti...

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Main Authors: Roya Kelishadi, Ramin Heshmat, Gelayol Ardalan, Mostafa Qorbani, Mahnaz Taslimi, Parinaz Poursafa, Kasra Keramatian, Majzoubeh Taheri, Mohammad-Esmaeil Motlagh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Subjects:
Pressao sanguinea
Triagem
Pre-hipertensao
Hipertensao
Adolescencia
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