title: Hypertension in children.
abstract: This article is a review of current concepts on hypertension in children and adolescents. It discusses the importance of recording blood pressure in childhood, the epidemiologic and etiologic aspects of hypertension, the diagnostic procedures, and finally the approach to therapy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000175:diagnosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis