Management of hypertension in pregnancy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7194, 1999, Pages 1332-1336

  Magee, L A ^a,b   Ornstein, M P ^a   Von Dadelszen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDRALAZINE; KETANSERIN; LABETALOL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLDOPA; NICARDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; PROSTACYCLIN; VERAPAMIL;

BED REST; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INTERACTION; ECLAMPSIA; EDEMA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; CHRONIC DISEASE; HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PUERPERAL DISORDER;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 0033561932     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7194.1332     Document Type: Review

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