A survey of Canadian practitioners regarding diagnosis and evaluation of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-209

  Caetano, M ^a   Ornstein, M P ^a   Von Dadelszen, P ^b   Hannah, M E ^a,c   Logan, A G ^b   Gruslin, A ^d   Willan, A ^e   Magee, Laura A ^b,c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^f CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classification; Clinical practice; Hypertension; Laboratory tests; Pregnancy; Survey

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CANADA; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEPHROLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PREECLAMPSIA; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CANADA; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 1842527122     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRG-120028295     Document Type: Review

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