Multiple vs. single betamethasone therapy: Neonatal and maternal effects

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-264

  Pratt, Leslie ^a   Waschbusch, Laure ^b   Ladd, William ^c   Gangnon, Ronald ^d   Hendricks, Susan K ^e  

^a Park Nicollet Perinatal Clinic   (United States)

^b Partners Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

^c Gene Logic Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e MA   (United States)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Fetal organ maturity; Labor, premature; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MATURITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032898922     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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