Physician Opinions of Preterm Infant Outcome and Their Effect on Antenatal Corticosteroid Use

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 431-434

  Gardner, Michael O ^a,c,d   Bronstein, Janet ^c   Goldenberg, Robert L ^a   Haywood, James L ^b   Cliver, Suzanne P ^a   Nelson, Kathleen G ^b  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030281308     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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