Effect of betamethasone on computerized cardiotocographic parameters in preterm growth- restricted fetuses with and without cerebral vasodilation

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 194-197

  Frusca, Tiziana ^a   Soregaroli, Mirella ^a   Valcamonico, Adriana ^a   Scalvi, Luisa ^a   Bonera, Raffaella ^a   Bianchi, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Cerebral vasodilation; Computerized cardiotocography; Intrauterine growth retardation; Short term variability

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; FETUS RISK; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

BETAMETHASONE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY; VASODILATION;

EID: 0035742433     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000052972     Document Type: Article

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