Clinical accuracy of midnight salivary cortisol measured by automated electrochemiluminescence immunoassay method in Cushing's syndrome

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 228-232

  Carrozza, Cinzia ^a   Corsello, Salvatore Maria ^a   Paragliola, Rosa Maria ^a   Ingraudo, Francesca ^a   Palumbo, Sara ^a   Locantore, Pietro ^a   Sferrazza, Antonella ^a   Pontecorvi, Alfredo ^a   Zuppi, Cecilia ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALIVA;

EID: 77951802696     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2010.010020     Document Type: Article

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