Glucocorticoid Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 350, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 1601-1602

  Loriaux, Lynn ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SHOCK;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SHOCK;

EID: 16544369178     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp048052     Document Type: Review

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