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At what level of blood pressure should hypertension be defined in children?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2009

Manish D. Sinha  and
Christopher J. D. Reid
Manish D. Sinha*
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Evelina Children’s Hospital, Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK
Christopher J. D. Reid
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Evelina Children’s Hospital, Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK
*
Correspondence to: Dr Manish D Sinha, Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Room 64, Sky Level, Evelina Children’s Hospital, Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0)20 7188 4587; Fax: +44 (0)20 7188 4591; E-mail: manish.sinha@gstt.nhs.uk
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Keywords

Definitionambulatory blood pressure monitoringpaediatricend organ damageleft ventricular hypertrophy
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 19 , Issue 5 , October 2009 , pp. 428 - 430
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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