Pregnancy-Induced Cushing's Syndrome in Multiple Pregnancies

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-21

  Wallace, Clarissa ^a   Toth, Ellen L ^a   Lewanczuk, Richard Z ^a   Siminoski, Kerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; PREDNISONE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; PREGNANCY;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE;

EID: 0029688648     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.81.1.8550743     Document Type: Conference Paper

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