Respiratory morbidity in late-preterm infants: Prevention is better than cure!

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-78

  Jain, Lucky ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; BREATHING; EDITORIAL; FETUS LUNG; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; HUMAN; LIFE; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG FLUID; MORBIDITY; NEONATOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THORAX;

EPITHELIAL SODIUM CHANNEL; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LUNG; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 39749168382     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1022471     Document Type: Editorial

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