Chronic Lung Disease in Infants

References

Citations

  1. Banks-Randall BA, Ballard RA (2005). Bronchopulmonary dysplasia. In HW Taeusch et al., eds., Avery's Diseases of the Newborn, 8th ed., chap. 49, pp. 723–736. Philadelphia: Saunders.

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Other Works Consulted

  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Canadian Paediatric Society (2002, reaffirmed 2006). Postnatal corticosteroids to treat or prevent chronic lung disease in preterm infants. Pediatrics, 109(2): 330–338.

  • Baraldi E, Filippone M (2007). Chronic lung disease after premature birth. New England Journal of Medicine, 357(19): 1946–1955.

  • Halliday HL, et al. (2009). Early (<8 days) postnatal corticosteroids for preventing chronic lung disease in preterm infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1).

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  • Thilo EH, Rosenberg AA (2009). Chronic lung disease in the premature infant section of The newborn infant. In WW Hay et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics, 19th ed., p. 35. New York: McGraw–Hill.

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Author: Debby Golonka, MPH Last Updated: May 11, 2009
Medical Review: Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
Jennifer Merchant, MD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

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