Adrenocortical function in the very low birth weight infant: Improved testing sensitivity and association with neonatal outcome

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 257-263

  Korte, C ^a   Styne, D ^a   Merritt, T A ^a   Mayes, D ^a   Wertz, A ^a   Helbock, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTODOXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLOBULIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PRASTERONE; STEROID 11BETA MONOOXYGENASE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0030056885     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70404-3     Document Type: Article

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