Effects of transdermal glyceryltrinitrate on 24-h blood pressure changes in patients with gestational hypertension

Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-28

  Facchinetti, F ^a,b   De Martis, S ^a   Neri, I ^a   Caputo, A S ^a   Volpe, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronobiology; Gestational hypertension; Nitric oxide donors; Nitrites; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002839524     PISSN: 13598635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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