Patterns of pregnancy-related hypertension in Black and White women

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-290

  Bryant, Allison S ^a,b   Seely, Ellen W ^a   Cohen, Amy ^a   Lieberman, Ellice ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pregnancy related hypertension; Racial differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MULTIPARA; PREECLAMPSIA; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27644597682     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: 15256065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641950500281134     Document Type: Review

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