Differential effects of betamethasone on the fetus between morning and afternoon recordings

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 549-554

  De Heus, Roel ^a   Mulder, Eduard J H ^a   Derks, Jan B ^a   Koenen, Steven V ^a   Visser, Gerard H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Diurnal rhythm; Fetal heart rate; Fetal movements; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BREATHING; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BETAMETHASONE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; FETAL MOVEMENT; FETUS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 49749146421     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050802128214     Document Type: Article

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