Evaluation of antenatal corticosteroid prescribing patterns among 984 women at risk for preterm delivery

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 516-519

  Boesveld, Merel ^a   Heida, Karst Y ^a   Oudijk, Martijn A ^a   Brouwers, Hens A A ^b   Koenen, Steven V ^a   Kwee, Anneke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antenatal corticosteroids; Pregnancy; Prescribing patterns; Preterm delivery; Time interval

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84894176700     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.821975     Document Type: Article

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