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Editorial
. 2008 May 17;336(7653):1079-80.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39555.518750.80. Epub 2008 May 14.

Mean arterial pressure and prediction of pre-eclampsia

Colin A Walsh, Laxmi V Baxi
Editorial

Mean arterial pressure and prediction of pre-eclampsia

Colin A Walsh et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Is better than diastolic or systolic pressures in low risk women, but is still only moderately effective

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Competing interests: None declared.

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