Sublingual nifedipine compared with intravenous hydrallazine in the acute treatment of severe hypertension in pregnancy: Potential for use in rural practice

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-24

  Jegasothy, Ravindran ^a   Paranthaman, Sri ^a  

^a Seremban Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

hypertension in pregnancy; sublingual nifedipine

Indexed keywords

HYDRALAZINE; NIFEDIPINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; NURSING; PREGNANCY DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029954428     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1996.tb00930.x     Document Type: Article

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