Systemic effects of a short course of betamethasone compared with high- dose inhaled budesonide in early childhood asthma

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 48-51

  Hedlin, G ^a   Svedmyr, J ^a,b   Ryden, A C ^c  

^a FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Corticosteroids; Inhalation; Systemic effects

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BUDESONIDE; OSTEOCALCIN; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BONE GROWTH; BONE METABOLISM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ASTHMA; BETAMETHASONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLLAGEN; CREATININE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; OSTEOCALCIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROCOLLAGEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032985485     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950170592     Document Type: Article

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