A comparison of the effectiveness of single-dose vs multi-dose antenatal corticosteroids in pre-term neonates

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 756-760

  Ogunyemi, D ^a,b,c  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KING DREW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BETAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31544455235     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610500314827     Document Type: Article

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