The efficacy low dose of prednisolone in the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 272-275

  Ziaei, Saeideh ^a   Hosseiney, Fatima Sadat ^a   Faghihzadeh, Soghrate ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hyperemesis gravidarum; Outpatients; Prednisolone; Promethazine

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; PROMETHAZINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; LOW DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

EID: 1542616356     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2004.0141.x     Document Type: Article

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