An evaluation of measured and calculated serum free cortisol in a group of patients with known adrenal suppression

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-204

  Barlow, Nicola L ^a   Holme, Jayne ^a,b   Stockley, Robert A ^a,b   Clark, Penelope M ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUILIBRIUM DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TRANSCORTIN;

EID: 77951796265     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2010.009246     Document Type: Article

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