Antenatal corticosteroids policies in 14 European countries: Factors associated with multiple courses. The EURAIL survey

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1318-1322

  Empana, J P ^a,d   Anceschi, M M ^b   Szabo, I ^c   Cosmi, E V ^b   Breart, G ^a   Truffert, P ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^d HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Antenatal corticosteroids; Cross sectional studies; Infants; Premature; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STEROID THERAPY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 4644243597     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410030054     Document Type: Review

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