Impact of timing of antenatal corticosteroid exposure on neonatal outcomes

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-314

  Waters, Thaddeus P ^a   Mercer, Brian ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Pre term labour; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651036432     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050802559095     Document Type: Article

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