Predisposing factors for adrenal insufficiency [5]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 824-825

  Kaufman, David A ^a  

^a BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; BLOOD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; NOTE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE;

EID: 69049101185     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc091331     Document Type: Letter

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