Efficacy of oral beta-agonist maintenance therapy in preterm labor: a meta-analysis
GA Macones, M Berlin, JA Berlin - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1995 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the available data on the efficacy of oral beta-agonist maintenance
therapy in delaying delivery and in decreasing the incidence of preterm birth and its
complications. DATA SOURCES: A computer search of English-language abstracts using
MEDLINE (medical subject heading terms: labor, premature and beta-adrenergic receptor
agonist, therapeutic use) was supplemented with a review of the bibliographies of obstetric
texts to identify randomized trials of oral beta-agonist maintenance therapy. METHODS OF …
therapy in delaying delivery and in decreasing the incidence of preterm birth and its
complications. DATA SOURCES: A computer search of English-language abstracts using
MEDLINE (medical subject heading terms: labor, premature and beta-adrenergic receptor
agonist, therapeutic use) was supplemented with a review of the bibliographies of obstetric
texts to identify randomized trials of oral beta-agonist maintenance therapy. METHODS OF …
