Association between pregnancy-induced hypertension and post-partum infection in the Instituto Materno Infantil, Bogotá, Colombia: case control study Asociación entre hipertensión inducida por el embarazo e infección postparto en el Instituto Materno Infantil de Bogotá, Colombia: estudio de casos y controles

Introduction. Post-partum infection is one of the main causes of maternal morbidity-mortality in developing countries. Identifying factors predisposing to infection will allow intervention for preventing them or (if they cannot be prevented) using other means for reducing their impact. Toxaemia seem...

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Main Authors: Pio Iván Gómez, Hernando Guillermo Gaitán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federación Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología 2004-09-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-74342004000300003