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Original Article

Amniotic Fluid Index and Mean Diastolic Maternal Blood Pressure in Pregnancy-Induced Hypertensive Patients

Herbert Valensise Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Raffaele Conforti Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Dario Cipriani Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Donatella Dell'anna Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Alessandra Petruio Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Francesco Giacomello Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Andrea L. Tranquilli Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ancona University, Rome, Italy
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Carlo Romanini Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Pages 219-228 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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