The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 73-78.e1 , January 2008

Ability of Blood Pressure to Predict Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Children with Primary Hypertension

  • Tammy M. Brady, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Tammy M. Brady, MD, MHS, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 200 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287.
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  • Barbara Fivush, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Joseph T. Flynn, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
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  • Rulan Parekh, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Received 20 December 2006 ,Revised 18 April 2007 ,Accepted 18 May 2007.

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PII: S0022-3476(07)00558-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.05.053

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 73-78.e1 , January 2008

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