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Editorial
. 2014 Jan;164(1):9-11.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.10.020.

Stopping the swinging pendulum of postnatal corticosteroid use

Sara B Demauro  1 , Kevin Dysart  1 , Haresh Kirpalani  2
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Editorial

Stopping the swinging pendulum of postnatal corticosteroid use

Sara B Demauro et al. J Pediatr. 2014 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: AAP; American Academy of Pediatrics; BPD; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CP; Cerebral palsy; DART; Dexamethasone: A Randomized Trial; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; NICHD; NRN; Neonatal Research Network.

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The relationship between baseline rates of chronic lung disease (CLD) in control groups of infants and the effect of corticosteroids on death or cerebral palsy (CP) in published trials of steroids for treatment or prevention of CPD. CS, corticosteriods; RD, risk difference. Reproduced with permission from Pediatrics, Vol. 115, Pages 655-61, © 2005 by the American Academy of Pedaitrics.
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