Randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled pilot study assessing nitroglycerin as a tocolytic

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 736-739

  Smith, Graeme N ^a   Walker, Mark C ^b   McGrath, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOCOLYSIS; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITROGLYCERIN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS;

EID: 0033011252     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08376.x     Document Type: Article

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