Evidence of underdiagnosis and markers of high blood pressure risk in children aged 6 to 13 years

Evidence of underdiagnosis and markers of high blood pressure risk in children aged 6 to 13 years

Objective: to estimate the prevalence of high blood pressure (BP) in schoolchildren, as well as the reported frequency of previous measurements of BP in these children, and to identify high BP risk markers in the sample. Methods: this was a cross-sectional study involving 794 children aged 6 to 13 y...

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Main Authors: Jeanne Teixeira Bessa Fuly, Nayara Paula Bermudes Giovaninni, Daniele Gasparini Marcato, Eduardo Roberty Badiani Alves, Jéssica Dutra Sampaio, Leonardo Iezzi de Moraes, Thaís Coutinho Nicola, Julyanna Silva Araújo de Jesus, Everlayny Fiorot Costalonga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755713001800

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