Oral terbutaline after parenteral tocolysis: A randomized, double- blind, placebo-controlled trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 4 I, 1996, Pages 834-837

  Lewis, R ^a   Mercer, B M ^a   Salama, M ^a   Walsh, M A ^a   Sibai, B M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Prematurity; preterm labor; terbutaline; tocolysis

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PLACEBO; TERBUTALINE SULFATE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0029955007     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)80008-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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