Pituitary-adrenal response in preterm very low birth weight infants after treatment with antenatal corticosteroids

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3548-3552

  Ng, P C ^a   Wong, G W K ^a   Lam, C W K ^a   Lee, C H ^a   Wong, M Y ^b   Fok, T F ^a   Wong, W ^a   Chan, D C F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0030724825     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.11.4392     Document Type: Article

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