Clinical and cost-effectiveness of continuous subcutaneous terbutaline versus oral tocolytics for treatment of recurrent preterm labor in twin gestations

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 444-450

  Lam, Fung ^a   Bergauer, Niki K ^b   Jacques, Debbie ^b   Coleman, Suzanne K ^b   Stanziano, Gary J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Matria Healthcare Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; MAGNESIUM; NIFEDIPINE; TERBUTALINE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DELIVERY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURE LABOR; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOME INFUSION THERAPY; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERBUTALINE; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; TWINS;

EID: 0034780107     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210553     Document Type: Article

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