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Bone mineral density in children with asthma receiving long-term treatment with inhaled budesonide
Agertoft L, Pedersen S. Bone mineral density in children with asthma receiving long-term treatment with inhaled budesonide. American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine. 1998;157(1):178-183.

This article describes a study which shows that three to six years of treatment with inhaled budesonide does not appear to diminish bone mineral density in children.

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