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Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. Part B: Hypertension in Pregnancy Volume 5, 1986 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Amniotic Fluid Prostacyclin in African Women with Eclampsia

J. Moodley Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Chemical Pathology Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Congella, 4013, South Africa
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M. B. Kistnasamy Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Chemical Pathology Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Congella, 4013, South Africa
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K. Reddi Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Chemical Pathology Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Congella, 4013, South Africa
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R. Norman Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Chemical Pathology Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Congella, 4013, South Africa
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S. G. Reinach Institute of Biostatistics (Tvl Branch) of Medical Research Council - RSA, Congella, 4013, South Africa
Pages 29-37 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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