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Evaluation of blood pressure/height ratio as an index to simplify diagnostic criteria of hypertension in Caucasian adolescents

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  1. Department of Medicine and Experimental Oncology, Division of Internal Medicine, Hypertension Unit, University Hospital ‘S Giovanni Battista’, Torino, Italy

    F Rabbia, S Totaro, E Testa, M Covella, E Berra & F Veglio

  2. Department of Paediatrics, University of Turin, Torino, Italy

    I Rabbone, M C Bertello, E Gioia & F Cerutti

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Rabbia, F., Rabbone, I., Totaro, S. et al. Evaluation of blood pressure/height ratio as an index to simplify diagnostic criteria of hypertension in Caucasian adolescents. J Hum Hypertens 25, 623–624 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2011.32

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