Guideline for the use of antenatal corticosteroids for fetal maturation

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-196

  Miracle, Xavier ^a,g   Di Renzo, Gian Carlo ^b   Stark, Ann ^c   Fanaroff, Avroy ^d,e   Carbonell Estrany, Xavier ^a   Saling, Erich ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Institute of Perinatal Medicine   (Germany)

^g HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; FETUS MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BETAMETHASONE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PRENATAL CARE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 44949139523     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2008.032     Document Type: Review

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