Anthropometric measurements as a risk for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: A hospital based study in south Asian population

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-63

  Saeed, Ferha ^a   Jawad, Ahmed ^a   Azmat, Asma ^a   Azam, Iqbal ^a   Kagazwala, Safdar ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anthrometric measurement; Hypertion in pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PREECLAMPSIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH ASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PREVALENCE; PROTEINURIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651256163     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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