Hydrocortisone replacement therapy in children and adolescents with hypopituitarism

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-41

  DeVile, C J ^a   Stanhope, R ^a,b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030841702     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.2101025.x     Document Type: Article

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