Associations between socio-economic factors and the use of prescription medication during pregnancy: A population-based study among 19,874 Danish women

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 547-553

  Olesen, Charlotte ^a,c   Thrane, Nana ^b   Henriksen, Tine Brink ^c   Ehrenstein, Vera ^d   Olsen, Jørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Medication; Pregnancy; Socio economic

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SEX HORMONE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COITUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENMARK; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; DENMARK; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33745684836     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-006-0119-x     Document Type: Article

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