Glycosylated hemoglobin levels and lipid profile in children with asthma using low dose and high dose inhaled corticosteroids
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Hemoglobin a1c levels in children with asthma using low dose inhaled corticosteroids.
OBJECTIVES Steroids may raise the blood glucose levels as a systemic effect. Due to this, the potential effect of prophylactic use of inhaled steroids (ICS) on HbA1c levels in children with asthma was investigated. STUDY DESIGN Case control study. ? SETTING Outpatient department. PARTICIPANTS 141 children with asthma but without diabetes (study group) and 52 children without diabetes or a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0972-6691
DOI: 10.4103/0972-6691.162977