Effects of single course and multicourse betamethasone prior to birth in the prognosis of the preterm neonates: A randomized, Double-blind placebo-control clinical trial study

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 715-719

  Atarod, Zoleykha ^a   Taghipour, Mehrdad ^c   Roohanizadeh, Hamed ^b   Fadavi, Sanaz ^b   Taghavipour, Mona ^a  

^a Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics   (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Neonate; Preterm

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 84911480412     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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