Lymphopenia in SARS [2]

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9373, 2003, Pages 1985-

  Panesar, Nirmal S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; T LYMPHOCYTE; BIOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LYMPHOPENIA; PREDNISOLONE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 0037866745     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13557-X     Document Type: Letter

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