Serum cortisol and thyroid hormone levels in neonates with sepsis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 663-665

  Das, B K ^a,b   Agarwal, Pooja ^a   Agarwal, J K ^a   Mishra, O P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Mortality; Neonatal sepsis; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; HUMAN; NEWBORN; SEPSIS;

HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; SEPSIS; THYROID HORMONES; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0036689179     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02722699     Document Type: Article

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