USPSTF Report: Screening for Hypertension in Children and Adolescents

This systematic review to support the 2020 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on screening for hypertension in children and adolescents summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for hypertension in asymptomatic children and adolescents and on the effect of treating childhood hypertension on outcomes in adulthood.
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research