A 21-Year-Old Pregnant Woman with Hypertension and Proteinuria

Andrea Luk; Ronald C. W Ma; Ching Wan Lam; Wing Hung Tam; Anthony W. I Lo; Enders K. W Ng; Alice P. S Kong; Wing Yee So; Chun Chung Chow

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000037

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A 21-Year-Old Pregnant Woman with Hypertension and Proteinuria

Andrea Luk,
Ronald C. W Ma ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: rcwma@cuhk.edu.hk
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Ching Wan Lam,
Wing Hung Tam,
Anthony W. I Lo,
Enders K. W Ng,
Alice P. S Kong,
Wing Yee So,
Chun Chung Chow

A 21-Year-Old Pregnant Woman with Hypertension and Proteinuria

Andrea Luk,
Ronald C. W Ma,
Ching Wan Lam,
Wing Hung Tam,
Anthony W. I Lo,
Enders K. W Ng,
Alice P. S Kong,
Wing Yee So,
Chun Chung Chow

Published: February 24, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000037

About the Authors

Andrea Luk
Ronald C. W Ma: *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: rcwma@cuhk.edu.hk
Ching Wan Lam
Wing Hung Tam
Anthony W. I Lo
Enders K. W Ng
Alice P. S Kong
Wing Yee So
Chun Chung Chow

Competing Interests

RCWM is Section Editor of the Learning Forum. The remaining authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

All authors participated in the management of the patient or writing of the article. AL and RCWM wrote the article, with contributions from all the authors.

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