Serum, salivary and urinary cortisol level in the evaluation of adrenocortical function in patients with bronchial asthma

Endocrine Regulations

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 201-206

  Kos Kudla, B ^a   Buntner, B ^a   Marek, B ^a   Ostrowska, Z ^a   Swietochowska, E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adrenal Cortex; Bronchial Asthma; Salivary, Serum and Urinary Cortisol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037550831     PISSN: 12100668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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