Low plasma levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone in patients with acute influenza

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 708-710

  Jefferies, William Mc K ^a   Turner, James C ^a   Lobo, Monica ^a   Gwaltney Jr , Jack M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031978585     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514594     Document Type: Article

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