Eclampsia and stroke during pregnancy and the puerperium

Uncommon Causes of Stroke, 2nd Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 515-528

  Digre, Kathleen B ^a   Varner, Michael ^a   Caplan, Louis R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511544897.069     Document Type: Chapter

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