Pre-eclampsia in low and middle income countries

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 537-548

  Firoz, Tabassum ^a   Sanghvi, Harshad ^b   Merialdi, Mario ^c   Von Dadelszen, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Jphiego   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

low and middle income countries; maternal mortality; pre eclampsia; resource challenged

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM; DIAZEPAM; LABETALOL; LYTIC COCTAIL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYTOIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COST; ECLAMPSIA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEINURIA; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 79960465976     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2011.04.002     Document Type: Review

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