Serum cortisol levels in children with dengue haemorrhagic fever

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 295-297

  Myo khin, ^a   Soe thein, ^b   Thein thein myint, ^c   Than nu swe, ^c   Tin tin saw, ^c   Muya than, ^a  

^a Department of Medical Research ^*

^b Virology Research Division   (Myanmar)

^c Yangon Children's Hospital   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYANMAR; SHOCK; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MYANMAR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0028848390     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/41.5.295     Document Type: Article

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