Determination, knowledge and prevalence of pregnancy-induced hypertension/eclampsia among women of childbearing age at Same District Hospital 
in Tanzania

Ejike Daniel Eze; Ambrose Barasa; Moses Dele Adams; Karimah Mohammed Rabiu; Iliya Ezekiel; Sheu Oluwadare Sulaiman; Nganda Ponsiano

doi:10.5897/IJMMS2017.1343

International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
Language: English
ISSN: 2006-9723
DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
Start Year: 2009
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Determination, knowledge and prevalence of pregnancy-induced hypertension/eclampsia among women of childbearing age at Same District Hospital in Tanzania

Ejike Daniel Eze

Ejike Daniel Eze
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Ambrose Barasa

Ambrose Barasa
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kampala International University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Moses Dele Adams

Moses Dele Adams
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
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Karimah Mohammed Rabiu

Karimah Mohammed Rabiu
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria.
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Iliya Ezekiel

Iliya Ezekiel
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Federal University, Wukari, Nigeria.
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Sheu Oluwadare Sulaiman

Sheu Oluwadare Sulaiman
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kampala International University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Nganda Ponsiano

Nganda Ponsiano
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Article Number - 27C020B55899
Vol.10(2), pp. 19-26 , February 2018
https://doi.org/10.5897/IJMMS2017.1343

Received: 09 November 2017
Accepted: 15 January 2018
Published: 28 February 2018

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