Insulinoma: How reliable is the biochemical evidence?

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 689-693

  Chammas, N K ^a   Teale, J D ^b   Quin, J D ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; C PEPTIDE; INSULIN; KETONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-PEPTIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; INSULINOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0242637332     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456303770367315     Document Type: Article

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