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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Volume 68, 1989 - Issue 8
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Original Article

Effects of Isradipine, A New Calcium Antagonist, on Postpartum Uterine Activity

I. Ingemarsson Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, the National University Hospital, Singapore, Aarhus Kommune Hospital, Denmark, and the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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S. Arulkumaran Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, the National University Hospital, Singapore, Aarhus Kommune Hospital, Denmark, and the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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D. Wide-Swensson Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, the National University Hospital, Singapore, Aarhus Kommune Hospital, Denmark, and the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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A. Forman Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, the National University Hospital, Singapore, Aarhus Kommune Hospital, Denmark, and the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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K.-E. Andersson Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, the National University Hospital, Singapore, Aarhus Kommune Hospital, Denmark, and the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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S. S. Ratnam Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, the National University Hospital, Singapore, Aarhus Kommune Hospital, Denmark, and the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Pages 725-730 | Accepted 20 Apr 1989, Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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