Risk factors for preeclampsia in women from Colombia: a case-control study.

BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia (PE) is a multi-causal disease characterized by the development of hypertension and proteinuria in the second half of pregnancy. Multiple risk factors have been associated with the development of PE. Moreover, it is known that these risk factors vary between populations from...

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Main Authors: Laura M Reyes, Ronald G García, Silvia L Ruiz, Paul A Camacho, Maria B Ospina, Gustavo Aroca, Jose L Accini, Patricio López-Jaramillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3402451?pdf=render