A comparison of calcium levels in pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnancies in a low dietary calcium setting

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dc.contributor.advisorvan der Spuy, Zephne Margareten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Dominic G Den_ZA
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dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 70-75).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractPre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in South Africa. At present this disease cannot be prevented and many interventions to reduce the incidence of pre-eclampsia have been investigated. Calcium supplementation of pregnant women at high risk of developing pre-eclampsia has been shown to be of some benefit in reducing the incidence of the disease, with the greatest benefit seen in low dietary calcium settings. While serum calcium is an unreliable indicator of chronic calcium status, hair analysis is an accurate and well documented method of determining long-term micronutrient status.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRichards, D. G. D. (2011). <i>A comparison of calcium levels in pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnancies in a low dietary calcium setting</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11528en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRichards, Dominic G D. <i>"A comparison of calcium levels in pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnancies in a low dietary calcium setting."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11528en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRichards, D. 2011. A comparison of calcium levels in pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnancies in a low dietary calcium setting. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Richards, Dominic G D AB - Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in South Africa. At present this disease cannot be prevented and many interventions to reduce the incidence of pre-eclampsia have been investigated. Calcium supplementation of pregnant women at high risk of developing pre-eclampsia has been shown to be of some benefit in reducing the incidence of the disease, with the greatest benefit seen in low dietary calcium settings. While serum calcium is an unreliable indicator of chronic calcium status, hair analysis is an accurate and well documented method of determining long-term micronutrient status. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - A comparison of calcium levels in pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnancies in a low dietary calcium setting TI - A comparison of calcium levels in pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnancies in a low dietary calcium setting UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11528 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11528
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRichards DGD. A comparison of calcium levels in pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnancies in a low dietary calcium setting. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11528en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherObstetrics and Gynaecologyen_ZA
dc.titleA comparison of calcium levels in pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnancies in a low dietary calcium settingen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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