Impaired glucocorticoid synthesis in premature infants developing chronic lung disease

Pediatric Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 190-195

  Watterberg, Kristi L ^a   Gerdes, Jeffrey S ^b   Cook, Kristen L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTODOXONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PLACEBO; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INFANT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0034925820     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200108000-00005     Document Type: Article

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