Children with asthma have significantly lower long-term cortisol levels in their scalp hair than healthy children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 957-961

  Kamps, Arvid W A ^a   Molenmaker, Marco ^a   Kemperman, Ramses ^a   Van Der Veen, Betty S ^a   Bocca, Gianni ^b   Veeger, Nic J G M ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Cortisol; Saliva; Scalp hair

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; DRUG SALIVA LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCALP HAIR; TOPICAL TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HAIR; METABOLISM; SALIVA; SCALP; TIME;

ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SALIVA; SCALP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84906934051     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12685     Document Type: Article

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