Prescription drug use during pregnancy in developed countries: A systematic review

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 895-902

  Daw, Jamie R ^a   Hanley, Gillian E ^a   Greyson, Devon L ^a   Morgan, Steven G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drug utilization; Pregnancy; Prescription drugs; Review

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; VITAMIN;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 80052360655     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.2184     Document Type: Review

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