Prevalence of hypertension among adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Vivian Siqueira Santos Gonçalves (Author), Taís Freire Galvão (Author), Keitty Regina Cordeiro de Andrade (Author), Eliane Said Dutra (Author), Maria Natacha Toral Bertolin (Author), Kenia Mara Baiocchi de Carvalho (Author), Mauricio Gomes Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of hypertension among adolescent Brazilian students. METHODS A systematic review of school-based cross-sectional studies was conducted. The articles were searched in the databases MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, LILACS, SciELO, Web of Science, CAPES thesis data...