Growth suppression caused by corticosteroid eye drops

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 393-394

  Wolthers, Ole D ^a  

^a Children's Clinic Randers   (Denmark)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; corticosteroid eye drops; growth; knemometry; lower leg growth; pharmacokinetics; short term growth

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; FEXOFENADINE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; FLUROLONE; OLOPATIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; FEMALE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GROWTH; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959479560     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: 0334018X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2011.048     Document Type: Article

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