Intravenous Pulse Methylprednisolone Therapy in Eye Disease: Effect on Glucose Tolerance

Ophthalmology

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2369-2371

  Feldman Billard, Sylvie ^a   Lissak, Bruno ^a   Benrabah, Rabah ^a   Kassaei, Roxana ^a   Héron, Emmanuel ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN; MEPREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RELEASE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345305768     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(03)00818-2     Document Type: Article

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