Antenatal corticosteroids for preterm birth: Dose-dependent reduction in birthweight, length and head circumference

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 364-369

  Norberg, Hanna ^a   Heijtz, Rochellys Diaz ^a,b   Smedler, Ann Charlotte ^b   Nyman, Margareta ^c   Forssberg, Hans ^a   Norman, Mikael ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antenatal glucocorticoids; Anthropometry; Betamethasone; Premature; Small for gestational age infant

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWINS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551603680     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02074.x     Document Type: Article

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