Trial of beclomethasone dipropionate by metered-dose inhaler in ventilator-dependent neonates less than 1500 grams

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-9

  Giep, Tung ^a,b   Raibble, Paula ^a   Zuerlein, Terrance ^a   Schwartz, I David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Univ Missouri Kansas City Sch Med ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beclomethasone dipropionate; low birthweight neonates; steroids; ventilated infants

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; PLACEBO;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MALE; NEWBORN; PHARMACEUTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

EID: 0030033818     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994193     Document Type: Article

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