Drugs in the peri-operative period: 2 - Corticosteroids and therapy for diabetes mellitus

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 68-70

  Collier, J ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLICLAZIDE; GLIPIZIDE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; INSULIN ZINC SUSPENSION; ISOPHANE INSULIN; METFORMIN; NEUTRAL INSULIN; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TOLBUTAMIDE;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG HALF LIFE; GENERAL SURGERY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

EID: 0032853552     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.1999.37968     Document Type: Article

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