An audit of the insulin-tolerance test in 255 patients with pituitary disease

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-47

  Lange, Martin ^a   Svenden, Ole L ^a   Skakkebæk, Niels E ^a   Müller, Jørn ^a   Juul, Anders ^a   Schmiegelow, Marianne ^a   Feldt Rasmussen, Ulla ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; INSULIN; NEUTRAL INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0036312885     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1470041     Document Type: Article

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