Stress-related preeclampsia: An evolutionary maladaptation in exaggerated stress during pregnancy?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 328-331

  Takiuti, Nilton Hideto ^a,b   Kahhale, S ^a   Zugaib, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037369294     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(02)00393-6     Document Type: Review

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