Primary aldosteronism and its variants

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-13

  Gomez Sanchez, Celso E ^a,b  

^a Diabet Metab Dept Int Med U   (United States)

^b Harry S Truman Mem Vet H   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

18 HYDROXYCORTICOSTERONE; 18 OXOHYDROCORTISONE; ALDOSTERONE;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SCREENING;

18-HYDROXYCORTICOSTERONE; ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ALDOSTERONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERPLASIA; INCIDENCE; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

EID: 0031914147     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(97)00230-7     Document Type: Editorial

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