Assessment of adrenal glucocorticoid function: Which tests are appropriate for screening?

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-71

  Hasinski, Stefan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0031859059     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.1998.07.531     Document Type: Conference Paper

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