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Longitudinal study of blood pressure in School Children in Zürich

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Sozial- und Präventivmedizin

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  1. 1)

    Height, weight and body mass are strong determinants of BP in children. In children of same height, there is no correlation between BP and age. In contrast, BP correlates strongly with both weight and body mass, but only weakly with triceps skinfold thickness.

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    Tracking of BP is detectable in childhood.

  3. 3)

    Severe elevation of BP in childhood is rare and screening studies for detection of hypertension are not warranted.

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  1. E. P. Leumann

    Present address: Kinderklinik, Dept. für Innere Medizin und Inst. für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin der Universität Zürich, Schweiz

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  1. Kinderklinik, Dept. für Innere Medizin und Inst. für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin der Universität Zürich, Schweiz

    H. G. Bodmer, W. Vetter & F. H. Epstein

  2. Schulärztlicher Dienst der Stadt Zürich, Schweiz

    E. P. Leumann, H. G. Bodmer, W. Vetter & F. H. Epstein

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Leumann, E.P., Bodmer, H.G., Vetter, W. et al. Longitudinal study of blood pressure in School Children in Zürich. Soz Präventivmed 24, 296 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02081355

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