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An open trial comparing isradipine with hydralazine and methyl dopa in the treatment of patients with severe pre-eclampsia

H. FLETCHER, G. ROBERTS, A. M ULLINGS, T. FORRESTER Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of the West Indies, and 2Tropical Metabolism Research Unit, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica
Pages 235-238 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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