Hypertension and maternal-fetal conflict during placental malaria.

Malaria and hypertension are major causes of maternal mortality in tropical countries, especially during first pregnancies, but evidence for a relationship between these syndromes is contradictory.In a cross-sectional survey of Tanzanian parturients, the rate of hypertension was similar in placental...

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Main Authors: Atis Muehlenbachs, Theonest K Mutabingwa, Sally Edmonds, Michal Fried, Patrick E Duffy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-11-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1635741?pdf=render