Hypoglycemia: Factitious and felonious

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 579-601

  Marks, V ^a   Teale, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZOXIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; OCTREOTIDE; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMA; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032849570     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8529(05)70089-X     Document Type: Article

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