Serial betamethasone administration: Effect on maternal salivary estriol levels

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 1 III, 1999, Pages

  Hendershott, C M ^a   Dullien, V ^a   Goodwin, T M ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Salivary estriol

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MATERNAL CARE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0033005186     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70704-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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