Motherisk update: Safety of colchicine therapy during pregnancy

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 49, Issue AUG., 2003, Pages 967-969

  Ong, Michael ^a   Goldman, Ran D ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE INFERTILITY; MUTAGENESIS; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TERATOGENICITY;

EID: 0042475326     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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