Inhaled Glucocoriticoids in Children: A Facourable Therapeutic Index
In children with persistent asthma, inhaled glucocorticoids decrease symptoms and exacerbations, decrease the need for rescue bronchodilator medications, improve airway patency and reduce airway hyperresponsiveness. When administered in the lowest doses that prevent symptoms and eliminate the need f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1999-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/957127 |