Risk for severe hypoglycaemia with unawareness in GH-deficient patients during the insulin tolerance test

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 136-140

  Holmer, H ^a   Link, K ^b   Erfurth, E M ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AWARENESS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33645025105     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2006.02436.x     Document Type: Article

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