Serum cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and steroid-binding globulins in preterm neonates: Effect of gestational age and dexamethasone therapy

Pediatric Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 319-324

  Kari, M A ^a   Raivio, K O ^a   Stenman, U H ^a   Voutilainen, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029996891     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199608000-00021     Document Type: Article

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