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

BACKGROUND: Recent guidelines recommend inhaled corticosteroids as the first-line treatment for persistent asthma. However, long-term corticosteroid treatment in children has raised concerns about potential growth rate deceleration. We aimed to assess the association of growth velocity with the use...

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Autores principales: Erceg, Damir, Nenadic, Natasa, Plavec, Davor, Nogalo, Boro, Turkalj, Mirjana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2012
Materias:
Clinical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22936192
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.883352

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22936192
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.883352

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