Early closure of the Watterberg trial

Pediatrics

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1670-1671

  Roberts, Robin S ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HENDERSON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID; HYDROCORTISONE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG DYSPLASIA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; ETHICS; INTESTINE PERFORATION; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STOMACH; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 16644364978     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-2178     Document Type: Note

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