Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing hypertensive disorders is not associated with changes in platelet count, urate, and urinary protein: A randomized control trial

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-304

  Hofmeyr, G J ^a,d   Mlokoti, Z ^a   Nikodem, V C ^b   Mangesi, L ^a   Ferreira, S ^a   Singata, M ^a   Jafta, Z ^a   Merialdi, M ^c   Hazelden, C ^c   Villar, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

^d East London Hospital Complex   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Calcium supplementation; Pre eclampsia; Proteinuria

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CREATININE; PLACEBO; URATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; SUPPLEMENTATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLATELET COUNT; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTEINURIA; URIC ACID;

EID: 49549086895     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: 15256065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641950701826802     Document Type: Article

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