The dull-edged sword of inhaled corticosteroids

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Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 854-856

  Harding, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ASTHMA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032739023     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.4.854     Document Type: Editorial

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