Hydrocortisone therapy in meconium aspiration syndrome: A controlled study

The Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1977, Pages 140-143

  Yeh, T F ^a,b   Srinivasan, G ^a,b   Harris, V ^a,b   Pildes, R S ^a,b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PLACEBO;

APGAR SCORE; DRUG THERAPY; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NEWBORN; THERAPY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EVALUATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MECONIUM; PLACEBOS; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

EID: 0017350580     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(77)80789-0     Document Type: Article

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