High blood pressure in the pediatric age group

The definition of hypertension (HT) in the pediatric age group is based on the normal distribution of blood pressure (BP) in healthy children. Normal BP is defined as being below the 90th percentile for gender, age and height, and hypertension as equal to or higher than the 95th percentile on at lea...

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Main Author: Andrade, H (author)
Other Authors: António, N (author), Rodrigues, D (author), Marinho da Silva, A (author), Pego, M (author), Providência, LA (author)
Format: article
Language:por
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/822
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/822