Oral and inhaled corticosteroids and adrenal insufficiency: A case-control study

Thorax

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 405-408

  Mortimer, K J ^a,b   Tata, L J ^a   Smith, C J P ^a   West, J ^a   Harrison, T W ^a   Tattersfield, A E ^a   Hubbard, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33646593833     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.052456     Document Type: Article

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