Changing physician's practice on antenatal corticosteroids in preterm birth

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 307-313

  Saengwaree, Phassara ^a   Liabsuetrakul, Tippawan ^a,b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antenatal corticosteroid; Evidence based practice; Preterm birth; Prophylactic corticosteroid; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; THAILAND;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 20344378204     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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