Overt hypoadrenalism is uncommon in patients with stage 3 and 4 bronchogenic carcinoma

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 695-699

  Ross, Ian L ^a   Marais, Suzaan ^a   Raubenheimer, Peter ^a   Abratt, Raymond ^a   Isaacs, Sedick ^a   Soule, Steven ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL METASTASIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INAPPROPRIATE VASOPRESSIN SECRETION; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0242331237     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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