Dose Distribution in Hydrocortisone Replacement Therapy Has a Significant Influence on Urine Free Cortisol Excretion

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 443-446

  Bliesener, Niclaas ^a   Steckelbroeck, S ^a   Redel, L ^a   Klingmuller D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dose distribution; Hydrocortisone; Hypocortisolism; Replacement therapy; Urine free cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CUSHING DISEASE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOCORTISOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; CREATININE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URINE;

EID: 0345714639     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-44292     Document Type: Conference Paper

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