Isolated corticotropin deficiency in chronic alcoholism

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-17

  Kearney, T ^a,b   Robinson, S ^a   Johnston, D G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FLUPENTIXOL; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTENSION; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MALE; PANCREATITIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEPSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0033984362     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107680009300105     Document Type: Article

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