Time course of recovery of adrenal function in children treated for leukemia

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-24

  Felner, Eric I ^a   Thompson, Marita T ^a   Ratliff, Arleen F ^a   White, Perrin C ^a   Dickson, Bryan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034234355     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2000.107385     Document Type: Article

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