Smoking habits, nicotine use, and congenital malformations [3]

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1167-

  Einarson, Adrienne ^a   Sarkar, Moumita ^a   Djulus, Josephine ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NICOTINE GUM;

BIRTH DEFECT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 33646788774     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000218109.79518.37     Document Type: Letter

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3. Medical News Today. Use of nicotine patches, gum in first 12 weeks of pregnancy can increase risk of birth defects, study says. Available at: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=35739. Retrieved March 6, 2006.
4. Pregnancy Crawler. Pregnant women quitting smoking beware: nicotine substitutes may harm the fetus. Available at: http://www.pregnancycrawler.com/ modules.php?name=Headlines&file= article&sid=627. Retrieved March 6, 2006.
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