Editorial: Cushing's disease, 70 years later . . . and the beat goes on

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-33

  Moshang Jr , Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTICOTROPIN; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; KETOCONAZOLE; METYRAPONE; MITOTANE; THYROTROPIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RADIATION DOSE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD; CUSHING SYNDROME; ENDOCRINOLOGY; NOTE; PEDIATRICS;

GOES;

CHILD; CUSHING SYNDROME; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 0037243641     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021753     Document Type: Editorial

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