A RATIONAL APPROACH FOR ASSESSING THE HYPOTHALAMO-PITUITARY-ADRENAL AXIS

The Lancet

Volumn 331, Issue 8596, 1988, Pages 1208-1210

  Stewart, P M ^a   Seckl, J R ^a   Corrie, J ^a   Edwards, C R W ^a   Padfield, P L ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0023947649     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(88)92020-X     Document Type: Article

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