Measuring Blood Pressure in Children
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Measuring Blood Pressure in Children
No less than 19% of American boys and 12% of American girls have hypertension (high blood pressure). Learn when to starting testing blood pressure and why.
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Range of blood pressure measurements in infants and children
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Correctly Diagnosing High BP In Children: Help Needed! - Blog @ SunTech - SunTech Medical
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Blood pressure measurements and hypertension in infants, children, and adolescents: from the postmercury to mobile devices
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Kids' blood pressure measurements substantially different between arms, potential for misdiagnosis - Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Blood pressure - Wikipedia
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What Is the Normal Blood Pressure for a Child? – Pediatric Associates
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Yes, kids' blood pressure is worth measuring
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Recognizing and managing the hypertensive child: proper measurement of blood pressure is essential both to detect children with hypertension and to avoid over-diagnosis. Once the condition is identified, the pediatrician must decide
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CIN2003. Koch: Casual blood pressure and
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Measurement of Blood Pressure In Infants (Ultrasound Method)
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Blood Pressure Measurements in Children
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How to measure blood pressure correctly in children