Automated measurement of salivary cortisol

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1408-1409

  Van Aken, Maarten O ^a   Romijn, Johannes A ^a   Miltenburg, Johannes A ^a   Lentjes, Eef G W M ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; CORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; COMPETITIVE ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; CORTISOL SALIVARY LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; SAMPLING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANALYSIS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SALIVA;

EID: 0042868806     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/49.8.1408     Document Type: Article

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