Cisapride and Caesarean section: Their role in babies with gastroschisis

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 181-184

  Kumar, R Kishore ^a,b   Shi, E C P ^a   Duffy, B ^a  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Cisapride; Gastroschisis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS OUTCOME; GASTROSCHISIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032947574     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.t01-1-00339.x     Document Type: Article

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