Smoking in preeclamptic women is associated with higher birthweight for gestational age and lower soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 levels: a nested case control study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Smoking paradoxically increases the risk of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth but protects against preeclampsia. Some studies have reported a "U-shaped" distribution of fetal growth in preeclamptic pregnancies, but reas...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/11/91 |