Does the use of contraception reduce the risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2138-2141

  Gratacós, Eduard ^a   Torres, Pere Joan ^a   Cararach, Vicenç ^a   Quinto, Llorenç ^a   Alonso, Pedro L ^a   Fortuny, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contraception; Epidemiology; Pre eclampsia; Prenancy induced hypertension; Sexual cohabitation

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0029803526     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019065     Document Type: Article

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