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Research Article

Predictive Value of Clinical and Laboratory Indices at First Assessment in Women Referred with Suspected Gestational Hypertension

Dilly O. C. Anumba Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
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Karen Lincoln Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne and Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Stephen C. Robson Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne and Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Pages 163-179 | Published online: 01 Apr 2010

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