Hypopituitarism and anemia: Effect of replacement therapy with hydrocortisone and/or levothyroxine

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 528-533

  Nishioka, H ^a   Haraoka, J ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anemia; Hydrocortisone; Hypopituitarism; Pituitary tumor; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; TESTOSTERONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; BLOOD; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

EID: 25144492806     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03347241     Document Type: Article

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