Effects of asthma severity, exacerbations and oral corticosteroids on perinatal outcomes

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1082-1090

  Namazy, Jennifer A ^a   Murphy, Vanessa E ^d   Powell, Heather ^d,e   Gibson, Peter G ^d,e   Chambers, Christina ^b   Schatz, Michael ^c  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Low birth weight; Oral corticosteroid; Pre term delivery; Pregnancy; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ASTHMA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; ORAL CORTICOSTEROID; PRE-TERM DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877092213     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00195111     Document Type: Article

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