Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 177-182 , September 2008

Hypertension in overweight and obese children

  • Holly M. Ippisch

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 2003, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. Tel.: +1 513 636 4432; fax: +1 513 636 7117.
    • ,
  • Stephen R. Daniels

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, The Children's Hospital, Aurora, CO, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2008.05.002

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 177-182 , September 2008

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