A comparative study of intravenous isradipine and dihydralazine in the treatment of severe hypertension of pregnancy in black patients

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Maharaj, Breminand ^a   Khedun, Shaun M ^a   Moodley, Jack ^a   Van Der Byl, Kenneth ^a   Rapiti, Nadine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Isradipine; Severe hypertension of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DIHYDRALAZINE; ISRADIPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEGRO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031003072     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641959709069085     Document Type: Article

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