Adrenal function improves in asthmatic children on inhaled steroids: A longitudinal study

NeuroImmunoModulation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-62

  Priftis, Kostas N ^a   Papadimitriou, Anastasios ^b   Anthracopoulos, Michael B ^d   Gatsopoulou, Evi ^a   Fretzayas, Andrew ^b   Nicolaidou, Polyxeni ^b   Chrousos, George P ^c  

^a PENTELI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adrenal function; Asthma; Children; Growth; Inhaled budesonide

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DRACANYL; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; TERBUTALINE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ASTHMA; BUDESONIDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; STEROIDS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746853410     PISSN: 10217401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094645     Document Type: Article

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