Effect of Five Days of Dexamethasone Therapy on Ventilator Dependence and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-stimulated Cortisol Concentrations

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-28

  Scott, Susan M ^a   Backstrom, Conra ^a   Bessman, Sher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COSYNTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030642120     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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