Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Abha, the south west region of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-154

  Sobande, A A ^a   Eskandar, M ^a   Bahar, A ^a   Abusham, A ^b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Abha General Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; ERGOMETRINE; HYDRALAZINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 33947405756     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610601113961     Document Type: Article

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