Cortisol response in relation to the severity of stress and illness

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4579-4586

  Widmer, Isabelle E ^a   Puder, Jardena J ^a   König, Caroline ^a   Pargger, Hans ^a   Zerkowski, Hans Reinhard ^a   Girard, Jürg ^a   Müller, Beat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS;

EID: 23844451027     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2005-0354     Document Type: Article

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