The low-dose dexamethasone suppression test: A reevaluation in patients with Cushing's syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1222-1226

  Findling, James W ^a,c   Raff, Hershel ^a   Aron, David C ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c St Luke's Physician's Office Bldg   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

17-HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROIDS; ADULT; AGED; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MASS SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1642277979     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-030207     Document Type: Article

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