American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 4 , Pages 334.e1-334.e8 , October 2010

The risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes is increased in preeclamptic women who smoke compared with nonpreeclamptic women who do not smoke

  • Elizabeth C. Miller, BScH

      Affiliations

    • OMNI Research Group, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ottawa Health Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Queen's University School of Medicine, Kingston, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Elizabeth Miller, BScH, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatology and Clinical Epidemiology, The Ottawa Hospital, General Campus, 501 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1H 8L6
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  • Huiling Cao, MSc

      Affiliations

    • OMNI Research Group, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ottawa Health Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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  • Shi Wu Wen, PhD, MB

      Affiliations

    • OMNI Research Group, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ottawa Health Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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  • Qiuying Yang, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • OMNI Research Group, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ottawa Health Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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  • Julie Lafleche, BSc

      Affiliations

    • OMNI Research Group, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ottawa Health Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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  • Mark Walker, MSc, MD

      Affiliations

    • OMNI Research Group, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ottawa Health Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Ontario Perinatal Surveillance System, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Received 13 July 2009 ,Revised 26 February 2010 ,Accepted 11 May 2010.

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 Supported by the Ottawa Health Research Institute.

 Cite this article as: Miller EC, Cao H, Wen SW, et al. The risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes is increased in preeclamptic women who smoke compared with nonpreeclamptic women who do not smoke. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;203:334.e1-8.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00607-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.05.020

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 4 , Pages 334.e1-334.e8 , October 2010

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