Pregnancy in Patients with Organ Transplantation: A Review

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 214-222

  Cardonick, Elyce ^a,b   Moritz, Michael ^c   Armenti, Vincent ^d  

^a Division of Genetics Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Cooper University Health Care 3   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

DELIVERY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 1442274861     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.OGX.0000115774.42302.D4     Document Type: Review

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