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Hypertension in Pregnancy Volume 23, 2004 - Issue 1
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Septic Pelvic Thrombophlebitis and Preeclampsia Are Related Disorders

Christy M. Isler Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North CarolinaUSA; OB‐GYN Publication Office, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216‐4505, USA
, M.D.,
Brian K. Rinehart OB‐GYN Publication Office, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216‐4505, USA
, M.D.,
Dom A. Terrone OB‐GYN Publication Office, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216‐4505, USA
, M.D.,
J. Holt Crews OB‐GYN Publication Office, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216‐4505, USA
, M.D.,
Everett F. Magann OB‐GYN Publication Office, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216‐4505, USA
, M.D. &
James N. Martin Jr. OB‐GYN Publication Office, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216‐4505, USA
, M.D.
Pages 121-127 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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