Risk factors for preeclampsia in nulliparous women in distinct ethnic groups: A prospective cohort study

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 174-178

  Knuist, Marianne ^a   Bonsel, Gouke J ^a   Zondervan, Hans A ^a   Treffers, Pieter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARITY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032146109     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00143-4     Document Type: Article

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