Effect of decreased use of postnatal corticosteroids on morbidity in extremely low birthweight infants

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-81

  Kumar, Praveen ^a,b  

^a Prentice Pavilion   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic lung disease; Late onset sepsis; Postnatal corticosteroid use

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MORBIDITY; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 14644401795     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-837274     Document Type: Article

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