Inhaled corticosteroids in children with persistent asthma: is there a dose response impact on growth? An overview of Cochrane reviews

Paediatr Respir Rev. 2015 Jan;16(1):51-2. doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2014.10.002. Epub 2014 Nov 15.

Authors

Aniela I Pruteanu¹, Bhupendrasinh F Chauhan², Linjie Zhang³, Silvio O M Prietsch³, Francine M Ducharme⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
² Clinical Research Unit on Childhood Asthma, Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Paediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada; Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada.

PMID: 25458795
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2014.10.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Administration, Inhalation
Anti-Asthmatic Agents / administration & dosage*
Asthma / drug therapy*
Bone and Bones / drug effects
Child
Child Development / drug effects*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
Humans
Weight Gain / drug effects

Substances

Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Glucocorticoids