Diltiazem for maintenance tocolysis of preterm labor: Comparison to nifedipine in a randomized trial

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 217-221

  El Sayed, Yasser Y ^a   Holbrook Jr , R Harold ^a,b   Gibson, Ronald ^a   Chitkara, Usha ^a   Druzin, Maurice L ^a   Baba, David ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diltiazem; Nifedipine; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOCOLYSIS; UTERUS RELAXATION;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; DILTIAZEM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NIFEDIPINE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; TOCOLYSIS; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 0031716146     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059809020446     Document Type: Article

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