Hypertension in Low-Income Adolescents
Disadvantaged adolescents are at higher risk for undiagnosed and untreated obesity and hypertension. Using nurse-measured weight, height, and blood pressure (BP) as well as self-reported age and activity/lifestyle behaviors, we assessed the prevalence of obesity and hypertension in 573 adolescent pa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Global Pediatric Health |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X17741819 |