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Trends in blood pressure among US children, teens

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Study Did:
Nationally representative data were used to look at whether systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels among children and adolescents in the United States have changed during the past 20 years.

Authors:
Shakia T. Hardy, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.3917)

Editor's Note: The article includes conflicts of interest and funding/support disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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