Pre-eclampsia associated with Helicobacter pylori seropositivity

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2353-2354

  Panarelli, Maurizio ^a   Sattar, Naveed ^b  

^a STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; NOTE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750588606     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3280113638     Document Type: Note

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