Attained adult height after childhood asthma: Effect of glucocorticoid therapy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 466-474

  Silverstein, Marc D ^a,b,d   Yunginger, John W ^b   Reed, Charles E ^c   Petterson, Tanya ^b   Zimmerman, Donald ^b   Li, James T C ^c   O'Fallon, W Michael ^b  

^a Division of Area General Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Health Sciences Research ^*  (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; glucocorticoids; growth; height

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT STATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030948012     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70072-1     Document Type: Article

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