Seasonal trend in the occurrence of preeclampsia and eclampsia in texas

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-119

  Wellington, Kristen ^a   Mulla, Zuber D ^a,b  

^a Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; eclampsia; hypertension; preeclampsia; seasonal variations; Texas

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; DELIVERY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ECLAMPSIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TEXAS;

EID: 83655191955     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.173     Document Type: Article

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