Impaired adrenocortical function in very low birth weight infants after multiple pregnancies

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 529-534

  Eskola, Vesa ^a   Lenko, Hanna Liisa ^a   Tammela, Outi ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN CARE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; DISEASES IN TWINS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0346728513     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1490529     Document Type: Article

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