American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 1 , Pages 149-153 , July 2006

Cessation of asthma medication in early pregnancy

  • Rachel Enriquez, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine
    • Divisions of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine
    • ,
  • Pingsheng Wu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine
    • Divisions of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine
    • ,
  • Marie R. Griffin, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine
    • Preventive Medicine
    • General Internal Medicine
    • Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    • Mid-South Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center and Clinical Research Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Health Care System, Nashville, TN
    • ,
  • Tebeb Gebretsadik, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics
    • ,
  • Ayumi Shintani, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics
    • ,
  • Ed Mitchel, MS

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Medicine
    • ,
  • Kecia N. Carroll, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Pediatrics
    • ,
  • Tina V. Hartert, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine
    • Divisions of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Tina V. Hartert, MD, MPH, Center for Lung Research, Center for Health Services Research, T-1218 MCN, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-2650.

Received 3 October 2005 ,Revised 6 January 2006 ,Accepted 14 January 2006.

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 Supported in part by research grants UO1 HL 72471, MO1 RR00095, and KO8 AI01582, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Centers for Education and Research Grant U18-HS10384, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Food and Drug Administration FD-U-000073.

PII: S0002-9378(06)00105-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.065

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 1 , Pages 149-153 , July 2006

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