A population-based study of maternal use of amoxicillin and pregnancy outcome in Denmark

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 216-221

  Jepsen, Peter ^a,d   Skriver, Mette V ^a   Floyd, Andrea ^a   Lipworth, Loren ^b,c   Schønheyder, Henrik C ^a   Sørensen, Henrik T ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin; Epidemiology; Malformations; Perinatal mortality; Pregnancy; Preterm delivery; Safety; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; AMOXICILLIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PENICILLINS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037324302     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.01750.x     Document Type: Article

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