This asthma treatment has a lasting side effect in children
Abstract
Before prescribing inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for a child with asthma, tell the patient -- and parents -- that their use could lead to a small but permanent effect on adult height. Stength of recommendation: B: Based on one prospective study.
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