Effect of maternal asthma and gestational asthma therapy on fetal growth

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 71-76

  Bakhireva, Ludmila N ^a,d   Schatz, Michael ^b   Chambers, Christina D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma medications; Birth weight; Fetal growth; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CHROMONE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; FORMOTEROL; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; MONTELUKAST; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; SHORT ACTING DRUG; THEOPHYLLINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ASTHMA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS RISK; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MATERNAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33947302106     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900601180313     Document Type: Review

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