Secular Trends in the Rates of Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, and Gestational Hypertension, United States, 1987-2004
Author(s) -
Anne Wallis,
Audrey F. Saftlas,
J. Hsia,
Hani K. Atrash
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2008.20
Subject(s) - medicine , preeclampsia , gestational hypertension , eclampsia , obstetrics , incidence (geometry) , population , gestational age , pregnancy , demography , environmental health , genetics , physics , optics , biology , sociology
Few studies have reported on population-level incidence of or trends in the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and none report on data through 2004. We describe population trends in the incidence rates of preeclampsia, eclampsia, and gestational hypertension in the United States for 1987-2004.
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