The safety of calcium channel blockers in human pregnancy: A prospective, multicenter cohort study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 823-828

  Magee, L A ^a   Schick, B ^a   Donnenfeld, A E ^a   Sage, S R ^a   Conover, B ^a   Cook, L ^a   McElhatton, P R ^a   Schmidt, M A ^a   Koren, G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

birth weight; Calcium Channel blockers; pregnancy; pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; FELODIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRAINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING HABIT; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TERATOGENICITY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0029923576     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70307-1     Document Type: Article

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