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Editorial
. 2008 Jun 14;336(7657):1321.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.a150.

Measuring blood pressure in children

Chris Bird, Colin Michie
Editorial

Measuring blood pressure in children

Chris Bird et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

In theory should be routine, but in practice is rare

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Competing interests: None declared.

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