Inhaled corticosteroids during pregnancy: A review of methodologic issues

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 862-875

  Breton, Marie Claude ^a   Martel, Marie Josée ^a   Vilain, Anne ^a   Blais, Lucie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Inhaled corticosteroids; Maternal outcomes; Perinatal outcomes; Review article

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 43049090756     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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