Kamps AW, van Ewijk B, Roorda RJ, Brand PL. Poor inhalation technique, even after inhalation instructions, in children with asthma. Pediatric Pulmonolgy. 2000;29(1):39-42.

Article which assessed children’s inhalation techniques revealed numerous deficiencies, even after instruction.

Kamps AW, van Ewijk B, Roorda RJ, Brand PL. Poor inhalation technique, even after inhalation instructions, in children with asthma. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2000;29(1):39-42.

This evaluation of children’s inhalation technique revealed numerous deficiencies, even after instruction.

Jones A, Fay JK, Burr M, et al. Inhaled corticosteroid effects on bone metabolism in asthma and mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2002;(1):CD003537.

Article describing a systematic review of bone metabolism effects of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Haahtela T, Jarvinen M, Kava T et al. Effects of reducing or discontinuing inhaled budesonide in patients with mild asthma. New England Journal of Medicine. 1994;331(11):700-705.

Article that describes a trial of 74 patients which supports early treatment and sustained treatment with inhaled budesonide.

Finkelstein JA, Lozano P, Farber HJ, Miroshnik I, Lieu TA. Under use of controller medications among Medicaid-insured children with asthma. Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine. Jun 2002;156(6):562-567.

This cross-sectional survey found widespread under use of controllers. Risk factors for under use include lower parental education and racial minority. Action plans and outpatient care appeared to be protective.

Ducharme FM, Chabot G, Polychronakos C, Glorieux F, Mazer B. Safety profile of frequent short courses of oral glucocorticoids in acute pediatric asthma: Impact on bone metabolism, bone density, and adrenal function. Pediatrics. 2003;111(2):376-883.

Article which describes a study which concluded there is no difference in bone density among children who were and were not exposed to bursts of oral glucocorticoids.

Ducharme FM. Inhaled glucocorticoids versus leukotriene receptor antagonists as single agent asthma treatment: Systematic review of current evidence. British Medical Journal. 2003;326(7390):621.

This article describes a systematic review testing single agent asthma treatments. 

Donahue JG, Weiss ST, Livingston JM, Goetsch MA, Greineder DK, Platt R. Inhaled steroids and the risk of hospitalization for asthma. Journal of the American Medical Association. 1997;277(11):887-891.

Controllers, especially inhaled steroids, are associated with lower asthma hospitalization rates in this retrospective cohort study.

Diette GB, Wu AW, Skinner EA et al. Treatment patterns among adult patients with asthma: Factors associated with overuse of inhaled beta-agonists and underuse of inhaled corticosteroids. Archives of Internal Medicine. 1999;159(22):2697-2704.

The authors of this article contend that incorrect use of asthma medication is common among adults. Overuse of inhaled beta-agonists may be caused by symptom severity. Underuse of corticosteroids is associated with lower symptom severity.

de Benedictis FM, Teper A, Green RJ, Boner AL, Williams L, Medley H. Effects of two inhaled corticosteroids on growth: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2001;155(11):1248-1254.

Article describing a study which concluded fluticasone may be more effective than beclomethasone for long-term treatment of childhood asthma and has similar rates of adverse events.