Caffeine in pregnancy: A cause for concern?

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 605-607

  Kuczkowski, K M ^a  

^a Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Chemical dependency; Drug abuse; Drug addiction; Pregnancy; Social drug use

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COFFEE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 67649460608     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2009.04.011     Document Type: Letter

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