Postnatal Corticosteroids for Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Lung Disease in the Preterm Newborn

Despite significant progress in the treatment of preterm neonates, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) continues to be a major cause of neonatal morbidity. Affected infants suffered from long-term pulmonary and nonpulmonary sequel. The pulmonary sequels include reactive airway disease and asthma during...

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Main Authors: Sachin Gupta, Kaninghat Prasanth, Chung-Ming Chen, Tsu F. Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/315642