Calcium supplementation to prevent hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 325, Issue 20, 1991, Pages 1399-1405

  Belizán, José M ^a   Villar, José ^a   Gonzalez, Laura ^a   Campodonico, Liana ^a   Bergel, Eduardo ^a  

^a Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0025996913     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199111143252002     Document Type: Article

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