Primary amenorrhoea with hypertension: undiagnosed 17‐α‐hydroxylase deficiency
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Undiagnosed hypertension among young adults with regular primary care use
OBJECTIVE Young adults meeting hypertension diagnostic criteria have a lower prevalence of a hypertension diagnosis than middle-aged and older adults. The purpose of this study was to compare the rates of a new hypertension diagnosis for different age groups and identify predictors of delays in the initial diagnosis among young adults who regularly use primary care. METHODS A 4-year retrospec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal of Australia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0025-729X,1326-5377
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11619