Adrenal function and mortality in children and adolescents with Prader-Willi syndrome attending a single centre from 1991-2009

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 686-688

  Connell, Natalie A ^a   Paterson, Wendy F ^a   Wallace, A Michael ^b   Donaldson, Malcolm Dc ^a  

^a Roy Hosp Sick Children St M   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; APNEA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFECTION; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; LETTER; MALE; METYRAPONE TEST; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STRESS; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNACTHEN STIMULATION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; CHILD; COSYNTROPIN; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; OBESITY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 78449290945     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2010.03853.x     Document Type: Letter

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