Ectopic Cushing's syndrome: Some facts

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-6

  Salvatori, Roberto ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NOTE; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 65949117608     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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