Epidemiology of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-53

  Tan, K H ^a   Kwek, K ^a   Yeo, G S H ^a,b  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Division of Obstetrics

Author keywords

Eclampsia; Hypertension; Maternal mortality; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy toxemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREMATURITY; RACE; SINGAPORE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 30544455294     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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