A survey of the current methods used in the UK to assess pituitary function

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages

  Davies, Melanie J ^a   Howlett, Trevor A ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insulin stress test; Pituitary function; Short synacthen test; Survey; Tetracosactrin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; PROTIRELIN; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030045790     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689608900313     Document Type: Review

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