Randomised trial of management of hypertensive pregnancies by Korotkoff phase IV or phase V

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9130, 1998, Pages 777-781

  Biown, Maik A ^a,c   Buddle, Megan L ^a   Fatvell, Tanya ^a   Davis, Gceg ^b   Jones, Mike ^a  

^a Department of Renal Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032487061     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)03270-x     Document Type: Article

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