Epidemiology of eclampsia in Colombia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Conde Agudelo, A ^a,b   Kafury Goeta, A C ^a  

^a Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Colombia)

^b NONE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombia; Eclampsia; Maternal outcome; Perinatal outcome; Types of eclampsia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; SEIZURE;

EID: 0032054696     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(98)00003-4     Document Type: Article

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