The safety of histamine 2 (H2) blockers in pregnancy: A meta-analysis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1835-1838

  Gill, Simerpal Kaur ^a,b   O'Brien, Lisa ^a,b   Koren, Gideon ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid reflux; GERD; H2 blockers; Malformations; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; FAMOTIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NIZATIDINE; RANITIDINE;

CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS; HEARTBURN; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

FEMALE; FETUS; HEARTBURN; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 68249158530     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0587-1     Document Type: Review

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