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Rural and urban differences in blood pressure and pregnancy-induced hypertension among pregnant women in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Globally, about 350.000 women die every year from pregnancy related causes and more than half of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Approximately 12% of the maternal deaths are associated with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy such as pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH)....

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Autores principales: van Middendorp, Deborah, Asbroek, Augustinus ten, Bio, Fred Yaw, Edusei, Anthony, Meijjer, Lyonne, Newton, Sam, Agyemang, Charles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24228792
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-9-59