Casual blood pressure and ambulatory blood pressure measurement in children
Some epidemiological studies on blood pressure among children and adolescents have revealed that blood pressure levels in childhood are the strongest predictors of adult blood pressure levels. In the adult population, hypertension causes a two to threefold increase in an individual's risk of ca...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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| Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802003000200011&lng=en&tlng=en |