The teratogenicity of drugs for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: Perceived versus true risk

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2002, Pages

  Koren, Gideon ^a   Levichek, Zina ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drugs; Misinformation; Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy; Pregnancy; Risk perception; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

DIMENHYDRINATE; DOXYLAMINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; PYRIDOXINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ABORTION; ALGORITHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TERATOGENICITY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; NAUSEA; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK; VOMITING;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ABORTION, INDUCED; ALGORITHMS; ANTIEMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NAUSEA; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK; VOMITING;

EID: 0036097282     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.122601     Document Type: Conference Paper

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