Obstetric and neonatal outcome following chronic hypertension in pregnancy among different ethnic groups

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 837-844

  Lydakis, C ^a   Beevers, D G ^a   Beevers, M ^a   Lip, G Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEGRO; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032426836     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/91.12.837     Document Type: Article

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