The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 930-935 , June 2010

Elevated Ambulatory Blood Pressure in a Multi-Ethnic Population of Obese Children and Adolescents

Received 27 May 2009 ,Revised 19 October 2009 ,Accepted 15 December 2009.

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 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.12.028

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 930-935 , June 2010

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