The diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: An Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline: Commentary from a European perspective

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-13

  Guignat, Laurence ^a   Bertherat, Jérôme ^a,b  

^a université Paris Cité   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DESMOPRESSIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EUROPE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID URINE LEVEL;

CUSHING SYNDROME; EUROPE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 77954129623     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-09-0627     Document Type: Note

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