American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 5 , Pages e60-e62 , May 2009

Investigating the risk of hypertension shortly after pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia

Presented in poster format at Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's 28th Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, Feb. 1, 2008.

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 Support was provided through a FOCUS Medical Student Fellowship in Women's Health supported by the Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation.

 Reprints are not available from the authors.

PII: S0002-9378(08)02025-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.10.012

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 5 , Pages e60-e62 , May 2009

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