Effects of antenatal betamethasone and dexamethasone in preterm neonates

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-251

  Chen, Chen Yu ^a,b   Wang, Kuo Gon ^a,c   Chang, Tung Yao ^a   Chen, Chie Pein ^a   Loo, Jun Hun ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Dexamethasone; Intraventricular hemorrhage; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Neonatal sepsis; Periventricular leukomalacia; Respiratory distress syndrome; Retinopathy of prematurity

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA;

EID: 25144444385     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60147-9     Document Type: Article

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