Antenatal corticosteroid therapy for fetal maturation

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 805-807

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BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; FETUS MATURITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 42449164312     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318169f722     Document Type: Note

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