A study on endocrine changes in patients in intensive care unit

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 362-364

  Sahana, Pranab Kumar ^a   Ghosh, Asutosh ^a,b   Mukhopadhyay, Pradip ^a   Pandit, Kaushk ^a   Chowdhury, Bibek Roy ^a,c   Chowdhury, Subhankar ^a  

^a IPGME and R   (India)

^b Department of Medicine ^*

^c RIA Unit

Author keywords

Critical care; Endocrine changes; Mortality

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EUTHYROID SICK SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 53949107890     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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