Uterine artery Doppler screening as a predictor of pre-eclampsia
Hypertensive disorders represent the second most common cause of maternal death, affecting 5–10% of pregnancies worldwide and accounting for 19% of maternal deaths in South Africa. Pre-eclampsia is believed to develop from inadequate trophoblast invasion of the maternal spiral arteries. Doppler imag...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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2016-12-01
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| Series: | Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1025984816300187 |