Is there a "normal" range of serum cortisol concentration for preterm infants?

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 873-875

  Ng, Pak C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; NORMAL VALUE; NOTE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; BLOOD; NEWBORN; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 54049142878     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0516     Document Type: Note

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