Adrenal suppression in two patients with asthma treated with low doses of the inhaled steroid fluticasone propionate

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 425-426

  Zimmerman, Barry ^a,c   Gold, Milton ^b   Wherrett, Diane ^a   Hanna, Amir K ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c FRCPC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; TERBUTALINE;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEROID ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031897238     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70260-X     Document Type: Article

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