Amniotic fluid lamellar body counts for the determination of fetal lung maturity: An update

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 156-160

  Piazze, Juan J ^a   Maranghi, Luca ^a   Cerekja, Albana ^a   Meloni, Paolo ^a   Gioia, Stefane ^a   Fumian, Luisa ^a   Cosmi, Ermelando V ^a   Anceschi, Maurizio M ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal lung maturity; Lamellar body counts

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

AMNION FLUID; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LAMELLAR BODY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 16444365705     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2005.029     Document Type: Review

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