Uterine activity after betamethasone administration for the enhancement of fetal lung maturation

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-141

  Yeshaya, Arie ^a   Orvieto, Raoul ^a   Ben Shem, Erez ^a   Dekel, Arie ^a   Peleg, Dan ^a   Dicker, Dov ^a   Ben Rafael, Zion ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Fetal lung maturation; Steroid; Uterine activity

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HUMAN; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOCOLYSIS; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0030218991     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-2115(96)02453-0     Document Type: Article

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