Calcium supplementation in nulliparous women for the prevention of pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia and preterm birth: An Australian randomized trial

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 12-18

  Crowther, Caroline A ^b   Hiller, Janet E ^c   Pridmore, Brian ^a   Bryce, Robert ^c   Duggan, Paul ^c   Hague, William M ^c   Robinson, Jeffrey S ^c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032973652     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1999.tb03434.x     Document Type: Article

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