Over-the-counter sympathomimetics: A risk factor for cardiac arrhythmias in pregnancy

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1153-1155

  Onuigbo, Macaulay ^a,b   Alikhan, Mahmood ^a,b  

^a Greater Baltimore Medical Center ^*

^b GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; COMMON COLD; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTRINSIC SYMPATHOMIMETIC ACTIVITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 0031731461     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199812000-00011     Document Type: Review

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