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Correlates of elevated blood pressure in healthy children: a systematic review

Abstract

The prevalence of hypertension in children is increasing globally. Addressing this will require a robust understanding of associated risk factors. To this end, we conducted a systematic review to identify correlates of elevated blood pressure (BP) in children. Literature searches were conducted using pre-defined search terms from three academic databases. The abstract and full text of identified studies were screened for eligibility by two …

Authors

Fowokan AO; Sakakibara BM; Onsel N; Punthakee Z; Waddell C; Rosin M; Lear SA

Journal

Clinical Obesity, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 366–381

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

10 2018

DOI

10.1111/cob.12271

ISSN

1758-8103