Does maternal race or ethnicity affect the expression of severe preeclampsia?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 973-978

  Goodwin, Amy A ^a   Mercer, Brian M ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Hypertension; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NAUSEA; NULLIPARA; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RACE; THROMBOCYTE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 24644500008     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.05.047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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