Screening for hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression (HPAS) in asthmatic children is not possible when employing clinical and static biochemical parameters

E. Zöllner, C. Lombard, U. Galal, S. Hough, E. Irusen, E. Weinberg (Cape Town, South Africa)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Uncontrolled and severe asthma in children
Session: Uncontrolled and severe asthma in children
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1141
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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E. Zöllner, C. Lombard, U. Galal, S. Hough, E. Irusen, E. Weinberg (Cape Town, South Africa). Screening for hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression (HPAS) in asthmatic children is not possible when employing clinical and static biochemical parameters. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 1141

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