Associated Factors and Standard Percentiles of Blood Pressure among the Adolescents of Jahrom City of Iran, 2014

Background. High blood pressure in adults is directly correlated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Hypertension in childhood and adolescence could be considered among the major causes of this problem in adults. This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with hypertension am...

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Main Authors: Yaser Sarikhani, Seyed Taghi Heydari, Fatemeh Emamghorashi, Fatemeh Jafari, Reza Tabrizi, Saeed Karimpour, Ahmad Kalateh sadati, Maryam Akbari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3804353