Factors associated with severe preeclampsia and eclampsia in Jahun, Nigeria

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 509-513

  Guerrier, Gilles ^a   Oluyide, Bukola ^b   Keramarou, Maria ^a   Grais, Rebecca F ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Herbal use; Hypertensive disorders; Pregnancy; Traditional treatments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NIGERIA; OCCUPATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMIPARA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84881521174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S47056     Document Type: Article

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