Maternal mortality due to arterial hypertension in São Paulo City (1995-1999) A mortalidade materna devido a hipertensão arterial na cidade de São Paulo (1995-1999)

AIM: To describe the case profile of maternal death resulting from hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and to propose measures for its reduction. METHODS: The Committee on Maternal Mortality of São Paulo City has identified 609 cases of obstetric maternal death between 1995 and 1999 with an underrep...

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Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Pereira Vega, Soubhi Kahhale, Marcelo Zugaib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2007-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322007000600004