Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 50, Issue 7 , Pages 851-855 , July 1997

The Association Between Nulliparity and Gestational Hypertension

  • Dawn P Misra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal and Child Health, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 USA
    • ,
  • John L Kiely

      Affiliations

    • Infant and Child Health Studies Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782 USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationJohn L. Kiely, Ph.D., Infant and Child Health Studies Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, Room 790, Hyattsville, MD 20782

,Accepted 22 April 1997.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 50, Issue 7 , Pages 851-855 , July 1997

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