Magnesium in obstetrics

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 327-337

  James, M F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

magnesium; obstetrics; pharmacology; pre eclampsia; tocolysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NIFEDIPINE; VERAPAMIL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONVULSION; DELIRIUM; ECLAMPSIA; FETUS OUTCOME; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERMAGNESEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; TETANY; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; TOCOLYSIS; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY;

ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; OBSTETRICS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS;

EID: 77956628130     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.11.004     Document Type: Review

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