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. 2020 Mar;20(2):163-165.
doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.08.010. Epub 2019 Aug 21.

Improving Hypertension Recognition in Adolescents, a Small but Important First Step in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Elyse Olshen Kharbanda  1 , Stephen E Asche  2 , Alan Sinaiko  3 , James D Nordin  2 , Heidi L Ekstrom  2 , Steven P Dehmer  2 , Dani Bredeson  2 , Patrick J O'Connor  2
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Improving Hypertension Recognition in Adolescents, a Small but Important First Step in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Elyse Olshen Kharbanda et al. Acad Pediatr. 2020 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: adolescents; decision support; hypertension.

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Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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