PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Iolo J M Doull
AU  - Michael J Campbell
AU  - Stephen T Holgate
TI  - Duration of growth suppressive effects of regular inhaled corticosteroids
AID  - 10.1136/adc.78.2.172
DP  - 1998 Feb 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 172--173
VI  - 78
IP  - 2
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/78/2/172.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/78/2/172.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child1998 Feb 01; 78
AB  - The growth of 50 children receiving regular inhaled corticosteroids was segregated into divisions of six weeks from the start of treatment and compared with their growth when not receiving regular corticosteroids using a random effects regression model. Growth suppression was most marked during the initial six weeks after starting treatment, with most suppression occurring during the initial 18 weeks. Thereafter the children’s growth was similar to their growth when not receiving treatment. These findings have important consequences for patterns of treatment of asthma in children.