Impact of inhaled corticosteroids on growth in children with asthma: Systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Loke, Yoon Kong ^a   Blanco, Patricia ^a   Thavarajah, Menaka ^a   Wilson, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; PLACEBO; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

AGE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CONFUSION (UNCERTAINTY); DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BUDESONIDE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS;

EID: 84941209816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133428     Document Type: Review

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