Blood pressure to height ratios as simple, sensitive and specific diagnostic tools for adolescent (pre)hypertension in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: The age-, gender-, and height-percentile requirements of the 'gold-standard' for the diagnosis of (pre)hypertension in adolescents make it time-consuming for clinicians and difficult-to-use by non-professionals. Simplified diagnostic tools are therefore needed. The use of blood...

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Autor principal: Ejike, Chukwunonso ECC
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3131244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21702902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-37-30

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3131244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21702902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-37-30

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