Analysis of blood pressure waveform: A new method for the classification of hypertensive pregnancy disorders

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-137

  Faber, R ^a   Stepan, H ^a   Baumert, M ^b   Voss, A ^b   Walther, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES JENA   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PILOT STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROTEINURIA; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 1342284224     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001652     Document Type: Letter

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