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Abstract: . . . Freestone S, Ramsay LE. Effect of coffee and cigarette smoking on the blood pressure of untreated and diuretic-treated hypertensive patients. Am J Med 1982; 73:348. 30. Julius S, Meija A, Jones K, Krause L, Schork N, van de Ven C, Johnson E, Petrin J, Sekkarie MA, Kjeldsen SE. White coat versus sustained borderline hypertension in Tecumseh, Michigan. Hypertension 1990; 16:617. 452 : 2003 Vol 44(9) Singapore Med J . . . . . . with associated risk factors like obesity, parental history and certain ethnic groups. It is important to note that white coat hypertension accounts for more than half of cases initially detected to have elevated blood pressure, pointing to a clear role for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the diagnosis of true hypertension in young adults (16,18,19) . REFERENCES 1. The Guidelines Subcommittee of the World Health Organisation - International Society of Hypertension (WHO-ISH) Mild Hypertension Liasison Committee: 1999 WHO-ISH Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension . J. Hypertens 1999; 17:151-83. 2. Pickering TG, James GD, Boddie C, . . . . . . associated risk factors like obesity, parental history and certain ethnic groups. It is important to note that white coat hypertension accounts for more than half of cases initially detected to have elevated blood pressure, pointing to a clear role for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the diagnosis of true hypertension in young adults (16,18,19) . REFERENCES 1. The Guidelines Subcommittee of the World Health Organisation - International Society of Hypertension (WHO-ISH) Mild Hypertension Liasison Committee: 1999 WHO-ISH Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension . J. Hypertens 1999; 17:151-83. 2. Pickering TG, James GD, Boddie C, Harshfield . . . . . . Hypertension in Young Adults An Under-Estimated Problem S K E Gan, C Y Loh,B Seet Medical Classification Centre Ministry of Defence 3 Depot Road #03-17 Singapore 109680 S K E Gan, Dip. Biotech (Singapore), Cert. Trans & Interpret (Singapore) C Y Loh, MBBS (Singapore) Medical Officer Headquarters . . . --3000,4,375,2692,29311
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