Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 7 , Pages 951-956 , July 2010

Effects of beclomethasone and factors related to asthma on the growth of prepubertal children

  • Paulo A.M. Camargos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Dept of Pediatrics, Medical School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Alfredo Balena, 190/Room 267, 30130-100 Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Tel.: +55 31 3409 9772; fax: +55 31 3409 9664.
    • ,
  • Laura M.L.B.F. Lasmar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Received 2 December 2009 ,Accepted 3 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.02.002

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 7 , Pages 951-956 , July 2010

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