Inhaled corticosteroids used for the control of asthma in a "real-life" setting do not affect linear growth velocity in prepubertal children

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Erceg, Damir ^a   Nenadic, Natasa ^a   Plavec, Davor ^a   Nogalo, Boro ^a   Turkalj, Mirjana ^a  

^a SREBRNJAK CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

"real life setting"; Asthma; Electronic patient database; Inhaled corticosteroids; Linear growth velocity

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; FLUTICASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MONTELUKAST; PREDNISONE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE DATABASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84866101906     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883352     Document Type: Article

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