High blood pressure and its association with body weight among children and adolescents in the United Arab Emirates.

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Published in PLoS One on January 20, 2014

Authors

Abdishakur Abdulle1, Abdulla Al-Junaibi2, Nicolaas Nagelkerke3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
2: Department of Pediatrics, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
3: Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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