Adrenocortical activity with repeated twice daily dosing of fluticasone propionate and budesonide given via a large volume spacer to asthmatic school children

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 686-689

  Lipworth, B J ^a   Clark, D J ^a   McFarlane, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal activity; Asthmatic children; Budesonide; Chronic dosing; Fluticasone propionate; Inhaled corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND EXAMINATION; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030856684     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.8.686     Document Type: Article

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