American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 6 , Pages 559.e1-559.e4 , June 2010

The prognostic role of uterine artery Doppler investigation in patients with severe early-onset preeclampsia

Received 26 June 2009 ,Revised 8 October 2009 ,Accepted 19 January 2010.

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 Authorship and contribution to the article is limited to the 6 authors indicated. There was no outside funding or technical assistance with the production of this article.

 Cite this article as: Meler E, Figueras F, Bennasar M, et al. The prognostic role of uterine artery Doppler investigation in patients with severe early-onset preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:559.e1-4.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00078-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.048

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 6 , Pages 559.e1-559.e4 , June 2010

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