Immunosuppressive drug use during pregnancy

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 149-167

  Ramsey Goldman, R ^a   Schilling, E ^a  

^a Arthritis Ward 3 315   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE; CHLORAMBUCIL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS; HUMAN; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

EID: 0031046401     PISSN: 0889857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-857X(05)70320-3     Document Type: Article

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