The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 219-220 , March 2007

Assessment of Vascular Function: Pulse Wave Velocity

  • Bruce S. Alpert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Plough Foundation Professor of Pediatrics, Program Director, University of Tennessee General Clinical Research Center, Memphis, TN
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Bruce S. Alpert, MD, University of Tennessee Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Suite 215, 777 Washington Ave, Memphis, TN.
    • ,
  • R. Thomas Collins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

,Accepted 19 December 2006.

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PII: S0022-3476(06)01215-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.12.042

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 219-220 , March 2007

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