Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Selected References

Prevention of Preeclampsia*

Adapted by Marie-Dominique Beaulieu, MD, MSc, FCFP, Department of Family Medicine, University of Montreal from a report prepared for the US Preventive Services Task Force by Michelle Berlin, MD, MPH, and A. Eugene Washington, MD, MSc

These recommendations were finalized by the Task Force in January 1994

*Please note:  Evidence from recently published studies has not yet been reviewed by the Task Force in terms of its potential effect on these recommendations.

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