Lower leg growth suppression caused by inhaled glucocorticoids is not accompanied by reduced thickness of the cutis or subcutis

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 623-627

  Schou, A J ^a,b   Plomgaard, A M ^a   Thomsen, K ^a   Wolthers, O D ^a  

^a Children's Clinic Randers   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Growth suppression; Inhaled glucocorticoids; Knemometry; Skin thickness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BRICANYL TURBUHALER; BUDESONIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; SPIROCORT TURBUHALER;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOREARM; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; KNEE; LOWER LEG; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMEN; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BUDESONIDE; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FOREARM; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GROWTH; HUMANS; KNEE; LEG; MALE;

EID: 2342653440     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410023818     Document Type: Article

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