Early postnatal dexamethasone therapy in premature infants with severe respiratory distress syndrome: A double-blind, controlled study

The Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 2 PART 1, 1990, Pages 273-282

  Yeh, Tsu F ^a,b   Torre, Joseph A ^a,b   Rastogi, Alok ^a,b   Anyebuno, Martin A ^a,b   Pildes, Rosita S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b Hektoen Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 0025286128     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(05)80547-5     Document Type: Article

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