Repeat prenatal corticosteroids: Who still recommends their use and why?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-202

  McLaughlin, Kristin J ^a   Crowther, Caroline A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Prenatal corticosteroids; Survey

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEONATOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRICS; POSTAL MAIL; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CLINICAL TRIALS; DRUG UTILIZATION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0038827333     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8666.2003.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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