Comparison of efficacy and safety of nifedipine versus magnesium sulfate in treatment of preterm labor

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 136-142

  Taherian, Ali Akbar ^a   Dehdar, Parisa ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Magnesium sulfate; Nifedipine; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETAMETHASONE; INDOMETACIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NIFEDIPINE; RINGER SOLUTION; RITODRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIAPHORESIS; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; FLUSHING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART PALPITATION; HEAT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHYDRATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SIDE EFFECT; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VOMITING;

EID: 51849092749     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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