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. 2013 Sep;62(9):500-2.

This asthma treatment has a lasting side effect in children

Tanner Nissly  1 , Shailendra Prasad
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This asthma treatment has a lasting side effect in children

Tanner Nissly et al. J Fam Pract. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

A new study finds that when children with asthma use inhaled corticosteroids, the effect on growth may not be temporary, as once thought.

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  • Effect of inhaled glucocorticoids in childhood on adult height.
    Kelly HW, Sternberg AL, Lescher R, Fuhlbrigge AL, Williams P, Zeiger RS, Raissy HH, Van Natta ML, Tonascia J, Strunk RC; CAMP Research Group. Kelly HW, et al. N Engl J Med. 2012 Sep 6;367(10):904-12. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1203229. Epub 2012 Sep 3. N Engl J Med. 2012. PMID: 22938716 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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