Adrenal insufficiency after treatment with fluticasone

BMJ

Volumn 325, Issue 7368, 2002, Pages 836-

  Lipworth, Brian J ^a   Pescollderungg, Lydia ^b   Pietrobelli, Angelo ^c   Boner, Attilio L ^c   Mohamed, Abdullah sh ^d   Patel, Leena ^e   Clayton, Peter E ^e   Twisselmann, Birte ^f  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d Al Mishari Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^e BOOTH HALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f British Medical Journal Technology Assessment Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STEROID THERAPY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037069041     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7368.836/a     Document Type: Letter

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