Elevated blood pressure and its associated risk factors among adolescents of a North Indian City - A cross-sectional study

Elevated blood pressure and its associated risk factors among adolescents of a North Indian City - A cross-sectional study

Context: Amidst the uncertainty in childhood blood pressure (BP) thresholds, besides the ambiguity in levels and duration of BP elevation causing organ damage, hypertension is present in substantial number of asymptomatic children and adolescents with only a few studies disclosing the setup. With pr...

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Main Authors: Senthamizh Prasad, Jamal Masood, Anand Kumar Srivastava, Prabhaker Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Subjects:
Adolescents
elevated blood pressure
knowledge
Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2017;volume=42;issue=3;spage=155;epage=158;aulast=Prasad

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