Corticosteroids and cognitive function in humans: Methodological considerations

American Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 193-196

  Loring, David W ^a   Meador, Kimford J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISONE;

BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH RETARDATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OSTEOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEROID THERAPY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDERS; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, STEROID; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS;

EID: 0034454665     PISSN: 01928562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200005000-00002     Document Type: Editorial

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