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Chapter 24 - Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia

from Section 6 - Obstetric emergencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2016

Edited by
Sara Paterson-Brown  and
Charlotte Howell
Sara Paterson-Brown
Affiliation:
Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Imperial Healthcare
Charlotte Howell
Affiliation:
University Hospital of North Staffordshire
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Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma
The MOET Course Manual
 , pp. 282 - 300
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The Management of Severe Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia. Guideline No. 10(A). London: RCOG 2006.Google Scholar
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