Determinants of pre-eclampsia: A case-control study in a district hospital in South India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 502-505

  Ganesh Kumar, S ^a   Unnikrishnan, B ^b   Nagaraj, K ^b   Jayaram, S ^c  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c AJ Institute of Dental Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Chi square test; odds ratio; pre eclampsia; risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651317134     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.74360     Document Type: Article

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