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The Effect of Ritodrine on Infant Weight

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Therapy of Feto-Placental Insufficiency

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A number of authors have referred to the possible use of β-mimetic agents, in particular ritodrine hydrochloride (Pre-par ®) for the treatment of intra-uterine growth retardation. This summary describes the background upon which these proposals are based.

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Flynn, M.J. (1975). The Effect of Ritodrine on Infant Weight. In: Salvadori, B. (eds) Therapy of Feto-Placental Insufficiency. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66008-5_30

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