Suppression of HPA axis in adults taking inhaled corticosteroids [3]

Thorax

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 272-273

  Greenfield, J R ^a   Samaras, K ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PREDNISONE; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; ASTHMA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTESTINE BIOPSY; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 33645074398     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.049643     Document Type: Letter

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