The low-dose corticotropin-stimulation test revisited: The less, the better?

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 68-69

  Stewart, Paul M ^a   Clark, Penelope M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; EDETIC ACID;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58849141978     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet1038     Document Type: Note

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