Antenatal corticosteroids and neonatal outcomes according to gestational age: A cohort study

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Manktelow, Bradley N ^a   Lal, Mithilesh K ^b   Field, David J ^a   Sinha, Sunil K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77949785147     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.170340     Document Type: Article

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