Influence of the seasonal variation on the prevalence of pre-eclampsia in Kinshasa;Influence de la variation saisonnire sur la prévalence de la pré-éclampsie Kinshasa

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 132-135

  Elongi, J P ^a   Tandu, B ^b   Spitz, B ^c   Verdonck, F ^d  

^a Hopital General de Kinshasa   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DRC; Pre eclampsia; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRECIPITATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; SEASON;

RAIN;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RAIN; SEASONS;

EID: 79952984507     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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