European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 50-54 , September 2010

The effects of ritodrine and magnesium sulfate on maternal and fetal Doppler blood flow patterns in women with preterm labor

  • N. Cenk Sayin

      Affiliations

    • Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Edirne, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Trakya Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum A.D., 22030 Edirne, Turkey. Tel.: +90 505 447 26 39; fax: +90 284 235 27 30.
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  • Sezer Arda

      Affiliations

    • Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Edirne, Turkey
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  • Füsun G. Varol

      Affiliations

    • Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Edirne, Turkey
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  • Necdet Süt

      Affiliations

    • Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Edirne, Turkey

Received 16 November 2009 ,Revised 9 March 2010 ,Accepted 25 May 2010.

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☆ The authors have no connection to any of the companies or products mentioned in this article.

☆☆ Presented at the XXI European Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Istanbul, September 10–13, 2008.

PII: S0301-2115(10)00266-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.05.021

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 50-54 , September 2010

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