Effect of High Starting Dose of Budesonide Inhalation Suspension on Serum Cortisol Concentration in Young Children with Recurrent Wheezing Episodes

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 625-629

  Volovitz, Benjamin ^a,c   Nussinovitch, Moshe ^b  

^a Schneider's Children Medical Center in Israel   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Schneider Chil Med Ctr of Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asthma; Budesonide nebulizing suspension; Children; Cortisol

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOTIFEN; PLACEBO; TERBUTALINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEBULIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WHEEZING;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0142187149     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120019033     Document Type: Article

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