Clinical and geographical variation in prophylactic and therapeutic treatments for pre-eclampsia in the UK

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 695-700

  Chappell, L C ^a   Seed, P ^a   Enye, S ^a   Briley, A L ^a   Poston, L ^a   Shennan, A H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Hypertension in pregnancy; Magnesium sulphate; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ASPIRIN; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77950640358     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02507.x     Document Type: Article

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