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Excess Weight, Anthropometric Variables and Blood Pressure in Schoolchildren aged 10 to 18 years

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of hypertension among children and adolescents is estimated to range between 1% and 13%. Excess weight and central obesity are related to blood pressure levels in adults, and may be important in the early pathogenesis of SH when present in childhood. OBJECTIVES: To study t...

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Autores principales: Schommer, Vânia Ames, Barbiero, Sandra Mari, Cesa, Cláudia Ciceri, Oliveira, Rosemary, Silva, Anelise Damiani, Pellanda, Lucia Campos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4028949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24676224
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20140038