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Impact of body mass index on high blood pressure among obese children in the western region of Saudi Arabia

Abdulmoein E. Al-Agha and Areej O. Mahjoub
Saudi Medical Journal January 2018, 39 (1) 45-51; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.1.20942
Abdulmoein E. Al-Agha
From the Pediatric Residency Program (Mahjoub) and the Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes Section (Al-Agha), Pediatric Department, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Areej O. Mahjoub
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vol. 39 no. 1 45-51
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.1.20942
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29332108

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1658-3175
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  • Received September 17, 2017
  • Accepted November 21, 2017
  • Published online January 1, 2018.

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  1. Abdulmoein E. Al-Agha, MBBS, FRCPCH⇑ and
  2. Areej O. Mahjoub, MD
  1. From the Pediatric Residency Program (Mahjoub) and the Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes Section (Al-Agha), Pediatric Department, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Abdulmoein E. Al-Agha, Head, Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes Section, Pediatric Department, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: aagha{at}kau.edu.sa ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-7168-6447
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