The incidence of respiratory distress syndrome does not increase when preterm delivery occurs greater than 7 days after steroid administration

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-10

  McNamara, Michael F ^a,b   Bottoms, Sidney F ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DELIVERY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 0031933724     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1998.tb02948.x     Document Type: Article

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