A study of the effects of large doses of medazepam used for self-poisoning in 10 pregnant women on fetal development

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-68

  Gidai, J ^a   Acs N ^b   Banhidy F ^b   Czeizel, Ae ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY CONTROL OF HEREDITARY DISEASES   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

birth weight; cognitive and behavioral development; congenital abnormalities; medazepam; pregnancy age; suicide attempt during pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; MEDAZEPAM; ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INGUINAL HERNIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRENATAL GROWTH; PREVALENCE; SELF POISONING; SIBLING; TERATOGENESIS; TIME PERCEPTION; TOXICOLOGY;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDAZEPAM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849150929     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233708089016     Document Type: Article

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