Effectiveness of multidose antenatal steroids

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-36

  Elimian, Andrew ^a   Verma, Uma ^a   Visintainer, Paul ^a   Tejani, Nergesh ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; SURFACTANT;

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033988296     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00471-8     Document Type: Article

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