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Original Article

Effects of Single and Multiple Courses of Antenatal Glucocorticoids in Preterm Newborns Less Than 30 Weeks' Gestation

Lynne M. Smith Perinatal Research Laboratories, Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Torrance, California; Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute, Torrance, CaliforniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Naveen Qureshi Perinatal Research Laboratories, Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Torrance, California; Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute, Torrance, California
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Conrad R. Chao Perinatal Research Laboratories, Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Torrance, California; Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute, Torrance, California
Pages 131-135 | Received 05 Apr 1999, Accepted 01 Nov 1999, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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