Antenatal steroids and risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: A lack of effect or a case of over-adjustment?

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-353

  Gagliardi, Luigi ^a   Bellù, Roberto ^b   Rusconi, Franca ^c   Merazzi, Daniele ^a   Mosca, Fabio ^d   Cavazza, A ^e   Brunelli, A ^e   Battaglioli, M ^e   Tandoi, F ^e   Cella, D ^e   Perotti, G F ^e   Pelti, M ^e   Stucchi, I ^e   Frisone, F ^e   Avanzini, A ^e   Bastrenta, P ^e   Iacono, G ^e   Pontiggia, F ^e   Chirico, G ^e   Cotta Ramusino, A ^e   Martinelli, S ^e   Strano, F ^e   Fontana, P ^e   Compagnoni, G ^e   Franco, M ^e   Rossi, L ^e   Caccamo, M L ^e   Agosti, M ^e   Calciolari, G ^e   Citterio, G ^e   Rovelli, R ^e   Poloniato, A ^e   Barera, G ^e   Gancia, G P ^e   Rondini, G ^e   Costato, C ^e   Germani, R ^e   Maccabruni, M ^e   Barp, S ^e   Crossignani, R ^e   Santucci, S ^e   Zanini, R ^e   Siliprandi, N ^e   Borroni, C ^e   Ventura, M L ^e   Abbiati, L ^e   Giardinetti, S ^e   Leva, L ^e   Fusi, M ^e   Bellasio, M ^e   more..

^a Ospedale 'Versilia'   (Italy)

^b A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Antenatal betamethasone; Antenatal steroid medication; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Statistical over control

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; OXYGEN; PERINATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250209131     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2007.00814.x     Document Type: Article

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