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SUBMITTER: Miller S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2789738 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Miller Suellen S Tudor Carrie C Thorsten Vanessa V Wright Linda L Varner Michael M
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research 20081201 6
<h4>Aim</h4>To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes of Tibetan and Han Chinese women delivering vaginally at high altitude (3650 meters) in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.<h4>Method</h4>Comparative analysis of data from a prospective observational study of Tibetan (n = 938) and Han Chinese (n = 146) women delivering at three hospitals between January 2004 and May 2005.<h4>Results</h4>Han Chinese women had higher rates of pre-eclampsia/gestational hypertension than T ...[more]