Editorial
Pre-eclampsia is primarily a disease of first pregnancy. It cannot he defined accurately, as its cause is un known. At present it is defined as a syndrome comprising hypertension and proteinuria1. Oedema is not included as a feature of normal pregnancy.
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Special Communication
CURRENT CONCEPTS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta , et al
Book Review
RATIONAL THERAPEUTICS - A COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH
Dr. (Lieutenant General) Mahmud Ahmad AKhtar , et al
Laboratory Medicine
LABORATORY TECHNIQUES FOR EXAMINATION OF INTESTINAL PARASITES
Sartaj Wali than , et al
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