Lung function at 10 yrs is not improved by early corticosteroid treatment in asthmatic children

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 814-822

  Lødrup Carlsen, Karin C ^a,b   Devulapalli, Chandra Sekhar ^a,b,c   Mowinckel, Petter ^a   Håland, Geir ^a   Munthe Kaas, Monica Cheng ^a,b   Carlsen, Kai Håkon ^b,c  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

asthma severity; birth cohort; bronchial hyper responsiveness; childhood asthma; inhaled corticosteroids; lung function

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954899564     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2009.00973.x     Document Type: Article

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