Impaired adrenal reserve in men with spinal cord injury: Results of low- and high-dose adrenocorticotropin stimulation tests

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 863-866

  Wang, Yen Ho ^a   Huang, Tien Shang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0032800488     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90075-8     Document Type: Article

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