Brain injury in preterm infants - What can the obstetrician do?

Early Human Development

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-235

  Hagberg, Henrik ^a   Jacobsson, Bo ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Glucocorticoids; Guidelines; Obstetrical management; Preterm birth; Tocoloytics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN INJURY; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OBSTETRICS; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; RISK; VAGINITIS;

EID: 16244419737     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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