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Case Reports
. 2023 Jun;38(6):1765-1767.
doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05751-7. Epub 2022 Sep 29.

A case of persistent hypertension in a 6-year-old: Answers

Mugdha Rairikar  1 , Elizabeth Anyaegbu Onugha  2
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Case Reports

A case of persistent hypertension in a 6-year-old: Answers

Mugdha Rairikar et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Child; Hypertension; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Steroids.

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