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Pediatric Asthma

High incidence of oral corticosteroids prescriptions in children with asthma in early childhood

Ali ArabkhazaeliDivision of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
, MD,
Susanne J. H. VijverbergDivision of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
, PhD,
Cornelis K. van der EntDepartments of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
, MD, PhD,
Jan A. M. RaaijmakersDivision of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
, PhD &
Anke H. Maitland-van der ZeeDivision of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
, PharmD, PhD
Pages 1012-1017 | Received 25 Nov 2015, Accepted 28 Apr 2016, Published online: 18 Aug 2016

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