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N Gray, A Howard, J Zhu. JAMA Ped. 2018;172(1):57–64 The authors aimed to determine whether inhaled corticosteroids increased risk of bone fracture in children with asthma. The study included 19 420 children (61% boys) aged 2 to 18 years, with physician-diagnosed asthma who were eligible for public drug coverage and had filled at least 1 prescription during the previous year. Most were from low-income families or families with high drug costs relative to their income. Children were excluded if they had cancer, diabetes, or previous organ transplant. The authors used a nested-case …