Recommendations for repeat courses of antenatal corticosteroids: A decision analysis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1221-1229

  Caughey, Aaron B ^a,b   Parer, Julian T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal corticosteroids; Fetal lung maturity; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RISK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036082061     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.123742     Document Type: Conference Paper

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