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Hypertension in Pregnancy Volume 17, 1998 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Is it Safe to Withhold Convulsion Prophylaxis in Preeclamptic Women Without Neurological Features?

Mark A. Brown Department of Renal Medicine, St. George Hospital and University of NSW, Kogarah, NSW, 2217, Australia
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Megan L. Buddie Department of obstetrics and Medicine, St. George Hospital and University of NSW, Kogarah, NSW, 2217, Australia
Pages 13-21 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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