Safely withdrawing patients from chronic glucocorticoid therapy

American Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 521-525

  Kountz, David S ^a   Clark, Crystal L ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION TREES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0031024870     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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