Assessment of adrenocortical function in women taking exogenous glucocorticoids during pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 643-644

  Chrisoulidou, A ^a   Williamson, C ^a,b   De Swiet, M ^a  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; PEMPHIGOID; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN DEFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRURITUS;

EID: 0345689382     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610310001607481     Document Type: Article

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