Use of psychotropic drugs before pregnancy and the risk for induced abortion: Population-based register-data from Finland 1996-2006

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Gissler, Mika ^a,b   Artama, Miia ^a   Ritvanen, Annukka ^a   Wahlbeck, Kristian ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; RISK; STATISTICS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REGISTRIES; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954080806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-383     Document Type: Article

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