February 1, 1978PEDIATRICS
Blood Pressure in Children and Its Interpretation
Population
Children
Design
Editorial
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May prompt routine pediatric BP screening to detect early hypertension; leaves open need for outcome trials in children.
Structured PICO
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Population
Children
I
Intervention
Routine monitoring of blood pressure levels during physical examinations
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Outcome
Diagnosis of early primary hypertension and prevention of future hypertensive disease
Routine blood pressure monitoring in children is recommended to diagnose early primary hypertension and prevent future hypertensive disease.
Cite This Study
Berenson et al. (1978) studied this question.