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Section Type: METHODS

Text: Forty-eight steroid-nave atopic asthmatic children, 7-11 years of age, were randomly treated in four groups for two consecutive one-month periods, as follows : (1) first month : budesonide 200 microg twice daily ; second month : budesonide 400 microg twice daily ; (2) first month : budesonide 200 microg twice daily + formoterol 9 microg twice daily ; second month : budesonide 200 microg twice daily + montelukast 5mg once daily ; (3) first month : budesonide 200 microg twice daily + montelukast 5mg once daily ; second month budesonide 200 microg + formoterol 9 microg twice daily ; (4) first and second month : budesonide 400 microg twice daily.