Combined vitamin C and e supplementation for the prevention of preeclampsia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 653-667

  Basaran, Ahmet ^a   Basaran, Mustafa ^b   Topatan, Betül ^c  

^a Acibadem Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Konya Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; PLACEBO;

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHECKLIST; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG EFFICACY; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN SEPSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STILLBIRTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ASCORBIC ACID; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN E;

EID: 78651285011     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e3182095366     Document Type: Review

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