Hypertension in pregnancy: Which method of blood pressure measurement is most predictive of outcome?

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1030-1033

  Peek, M ^b   Shennan, A ^b   Halligan, A ^a   Lambert, P C ^b   Taylor, D J ^b   De Swiet, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2442749939     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(96)00350-X     Document Type: Article

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