Journal article
Are inhaled corticosteroids associated with an increased risk of fracture in children?
- Abstract:
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Inhaled corticosteroids are widely used in the long-term management of asthma in children. Data on the relationship between inhaled corticosteroid therapy and osteoporotic fracture are inconsistent. We address this issue in a large population-based cohort of children aged 4-17 years in the UK (the General Practice Research Database). The incidence rates of fracture among children aged 4-17 years taking inhaled corticosteroids (n=97,387), taking bronchodilators only (n=70 984) and a reference ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
- Volume:
- 15
- Issue:
- 10
- Pages:
- 785-791
- Publication date:
- 2004-10-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1433-2965
- ISSN:
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0937-941X
- Source identifiers:
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126029
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:126029
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uuid:fabfc8d5-641f-4d33-9521-c72e592a5792
- Local pid:
- pubs:126029
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2004
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