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Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. Part B: Hypertension in Pregnancy Volume 10, 1991 - Issue 1-2
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Original Article

Isradipine Reduces Blood Pressure, But Not Placental Blood Flow in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension

D Wide-Swensson Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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I Ingemarsson Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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K-E Andersson Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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C Anandakumar Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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S Arulkumaran Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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Ss Ratnam Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore
Pages 49-60 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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