Hepatitis B surface antigen carrier status and its correlation to gestational hypertension

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-122

  To, William W K ^a   Cheung, Wai ^a   Mok, Ka Ming ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gestational hypertension; Hepatitis B surface antigen

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; OBSTETRICS; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037517037     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8666.2003.00029.x     Document Type: Article

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