TY - JOUR T1 - BMD and airways disease JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 186 LP - 186 DO - 10.1136/thorax.57.2.186 VL - 57 IS - 2 AU - C Elmer AU - P Bartholemew AU - A Lapworth AU - P Turner AU - C Kelly Y1 - 2002/02/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/57/2/186.1.abstract N2 - The papers recently published in Thorax by Tattersfield et al1 and Walsh et al2 offer important information about the possible adverse affects of corticosteroids on bone mineral density (BMD). Tattersfield and her colleagues reported no change in BMD with inhaled corticosteroids for mild asthma, while Walsh et al found a dose related increase in the incidence of fractures in those taking oral corticosteroids. We … ER -