THE OVERNIGHT DEXAMETHASONE TEST IS A WORTHWHILE SCREENING PROCEDURE

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 27-33

  CRONIN, C ^a   IGOE, D ^a   DUFFY, M J ^a   CUNNINGHAM, S K ^a   MCKENNA, T J ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE;

EID: 0025374896     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1990.tb00462.x     Document Type: Article

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