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BMC PEDIATRICS  (2021)

Establishing percentiles for blood pressure based on absolute height for children and adolescents

Cossio-Bolanos, Marco; Vidal-Espinoza, Ruben; Correia de Campos, Felipe Castelli; Sulla-Torres, Jose; Cossio-Bolanos, Wilbert; Lee Andruske, Cynthia; Urra Albornoz, Camilo; Gomez Campos, Rossana

Abstract

Background: Evaluating blood pressure (BP) is one element for diagnosing and preventing disease in student populations. The objectives of this research were to (a) identify the range of height for measuring BP adjusted for student populations and (b) propose percentiles for evaluating BP based on height.

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Título según WOS: Establishing percentiles for blood pressure based on absolute height for children and adolescents
Título de la Revista: BMC PEDIATRICS
Volumen: 21
Número: 1
Editorial: BMC
Fecha de publicación: 2021
DOI:

10.1186/S12887-020-02489-9
Notas: ISI