American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 182, Issue 2 , Pages 307-312 , February 2000

EclampsiaVIII. Risk factors for maternal morbidity

Received 12 May 1999 ,Revised 3 August 1999 ,Accepted 22 September 1999.

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☆ Reprint requests: Baha M. Sibai, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 853 Jefferson Ave, Room E102, Memphis, TN 38103.

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American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 182, Issue 2 , Pages 307-312 , February 2000

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