Is pediatric hypertension underdiagnosed?
Robert J Cunningham III
Correspondence Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension, Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121, USA
Email rcunningham@ochsner.org
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The incidence of childhood hypertension is increasing in line with obesity and type II diabetes mellitus.1, 2 Since the advent of immunizations, pediatricians have placed great emphasis on preventive medicine, successfully reducing the incidence of infectious disease. Now is the time to address the emergence in childhood of chronic diseases previously the purview of those who care for adults.
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