Benefit of antenatal glucocorticoids according to the cause of very premature birth

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Foix L'Helias, L ^a,c   Baud, O ^a   Lenclen, R ^b   Kaminski, M ^c   Lacaze Masmonteil, T ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b Division of Neonatology   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144279292     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.042747     Document Type: Article

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