The effects of repeat doses of antenatal corticosteroids on maternal adrenal function

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 669-673

  McKenna, David S ^a   Wittber, Glynn M ^a   Nagaraja, H N ^a   Samuels, Philip ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex hormones; Betamethasone; Corticotropin; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE PLUS BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISONE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033833667     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.106755     Document Type: Article

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