Managing asthma during pregnancy: What information do we need to optimize care?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 687-688

  McCusker, Christine ^a   Hamid, Qutayba ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ASTHMA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952727541     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201011-1821ED     Document Type: Editorial

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