Associated Factors and Standard Percentiles of Blood Pressure among the Adolescents of Jahrom City of Iran, 2014

• Main Authors: Yaser Sarikhani (Author), Seyed Taghi Heydari (Author), Fatemeh Emamghorashi (Author), Fatemeh Jafari (Author), Reza Tabrizi (Author), Saeed Karimpour (Author), Ahmad Kalateh sadati (Author), Maryam Akbari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. High blood pressure in adults is directly correlated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Hypertension in childhood and adolescence could be considered among the major causes of this problem in adults. This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with hypertension am...