The history of DES, lessons to be learned

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 139-143

  Veurink, Marieke ^a   Koster, Marlies ^b   De Jong Van Den Berg, Lolkje T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Hand Centre Utrecht   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; DES; Diethylstilbestrol; Post marketing surveillance; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; FLUOXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CRYPTORCHISM; DEPRESSION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENITAL MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROSTATE CANCER; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS HYPOPLASIA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; VAGINA ADENOSIS; VAGINA CARCINOMA;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CARCINOGENS; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 23844487725     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-005-3663-z     Document Type: Review

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