Glucose tolerance of high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone therapy in ophthalmology;Tolérance glycémique des bolus intraveineux die méthylprednisolone en milleu ophtalmologique

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 160-161

  Feldman Billard, S ^a   Kassaei, R ^a   Benrabah, R ^a   Lissak, B ^a   Heron E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glucose tolerance; Pulse methylprednisolone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOSE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ARTICLE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EYE DISEASE; EYE INFECTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; STEROID THERAPY; UVEITIS;

EID: 1642382534     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0181-5512(04)96111-6     Document Type: Article

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