Safety and efficacy of oral nifedipine versus terbutaline injection in preterm labor

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2461-2469

  Laohapojanart, Nisa ^a,b   Soorapan, Suchada ^b   Wacharaprechanont, Teera ^c   Ratanajamit, Chaveewan ^b  

^a KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Nifedipine; Preterm labor; Safety; Terbutaline; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; MORPHINE; NIFEDIPINE; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZZINESS; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GESTATION PERIOD; HEADACHE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INFUSION RATE; LUNG EDEMA; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; NIFEDIPINE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TERBUTALINE; TIME FACTORS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS;

EID: 37149007003     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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