Glucocorticoids in perinatal medicine: Misguided rockets?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-3

  Jobe, Alan H ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033925812     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2000.107801     Document Type: Article

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