Seasonal variation of the onset of preeclampsia and eclampsia

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 198-202

  Soroori, Ziba Zahiri ^a   Sharami, Seyedeh Hajar ^a   Faraji, Roya ^a  

^a GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Preeclampsia; Pregnancy induced hypertension; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PARITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 34548650574     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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