Growth and Pituitary-Adrenal Function in Children with Severe Asthma Treated with Inhaled Budesonide
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- 2 December 1993
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 329 (23), 1703-1708
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199312023292305
Abstract
The increased use of inhaled corticosteroids in the management of asthma raises concern about the safety of these drugs in children. We sought to determine the safety of long-term administration of inhaled budesonide in young children with asthma.Keywords
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