Calcium supplementation and the risk of preeclampsia in Ecuadorian pregnant teenagers

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 162-167

  López Jaramillo, Patricio ^a   Delgado, Francisco ^a   Jácome, Patricio ^a   Terán, Enrique ^a   Ruano, César ^a   Rivera, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECUADOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ECUADOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0342601391     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00254-8     Document Type: Article

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