The effect of asthma and its treatment on growth

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-63

  Doull, I J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; NEDOCROMIL; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; SALMETEROL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDER; HEIGHT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; PUBERTY;

EID: 1642499244     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.014365     Document Type: Review

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