Patterns of asthma medication use: Early asthma therapy initiation and asthma outcomes at age 8

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 991-999

  Koster, Ellen S ^a   Wijga, Alet H ^b   Zuidgeest, Mira G P ^a   Belitser, Svetlana V ^a   Raaijmakers, Jan A M ^a   Koppelman, Gerard H ^c   Postma, Dirkje S ^d   Brunekreef, Bert ^e,f   de Jongste, Johan C ^g   Maitland van der Zee, Anke Hilse ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^g SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Inhaled corticosteroids; Medication use; Paediatric; Short acting agonist

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; PRESCRIPTIONS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79251497677     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1961     Document Type: Article

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