Acta Med. 2013, 56: 104-109

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2014.17

DOES PALM OIL VITAMIN E REDUCE THE RISK OF PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION?

Zaleha Abdullah Mahdya, Harlina Halizah Siraja, Huzwah Khaza'aib, Mohd Sokhini Abdul Mutalibc, Muhammad Hatta Azwara, Marianah Abdul Wahaba, Ahmad Zailani Hatta Md Dalia, Rohana Jaafard, Nor Azlin Mohd Ismaila, Muhammad Abdul Jamila, Nafisah Adeeba

aFaculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
bUniversiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Serdang, 43400 Selangor, Malaysia: Department of Biomedical Sciences
cUniversiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Serdang, 43400 Selangor, Malaysia: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
dFaculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Department of Paediatrics

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