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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Volume 73, 1994 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Falling population incidence of eclampsia; A case-control study of short term outcome

Reynir T Geirsson Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iceland National University Hospital, 101, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Reynir Arngrimsson Duncan Guthrie Institute of Medical Genetics. Yorkhill., Glasgow, G3 8SJ, Scotland
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Ellen Apalset Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iceland National University Hospital, 101, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Atli Einarsson Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iceland National University Hospital, 101, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Gunnlaugur Snædal Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iceland National University Hospital, 101, Reykjavik, Iceland
Pages 465-467 | Accepted 23 Oct 1993, Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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