Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 247-251 , September 2005

Effects of Antenatal Betamethasone and Dexamethasone in Preterm Neonates

  • Chen-Yu Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-Gon Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Kuo-Gon Wang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tung-Yao Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chie-Pein Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jun-Hun Loo

      Affiliations

    • Transfusion Medicine Research Laboratory, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 18 January 2005 ,Revised 24 January 2005 ,Accepted 26 January 2005.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60147-9

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60147-9

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 247-251 , September 2005

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