Knemometry is more sensitive to systemic effects of inhaled corticosteroids in children with asthma than 24-hour urine cortisol excretion

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 431-436

  Chawes, Bo ^a   Nilsson, Erik ^a   Nørgaard, Sarah ^a   Dossing, Anna ^a   Mortensen, Li ^a   Bisgaard, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; children; inhaled corticosteroids; knemometry; urine cortisol excretion

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; FORMOTEROL FUMARATE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; KNEMOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METERED DOSE INHALER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URINE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LEG; MALE;

EID: 85008219747     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.09.041     Document Type: Article

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