Different medicaments in fetus maturation-corticosteroid usage

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-147

  Gojnic, M ^a,d   Brankovic, M ^b   Pervulov, M ^a   Dugalic, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Bezanijska Kosa University Medical Center   (Serbia)

^c High Medical School 'Njegoseva'   (Serbia)

^d Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Artificial fetal lungs maturation; Corticosteroids; Neonate

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTISONE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXYTOCIN; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; LECITHIN SPHINGOMYELIN RATIO; OXYTOCIN TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; APGAR SCORE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LECITHINS; LUNG; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SPHINGOMYELINS;

EID: 67249136981     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050802532027     Document Type: Article

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