An audit of management of patients with borderline increased plasma-free metanephrines

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 554-558

  Anas, Siti Sharina ^a   Vasikaran, Samuel D ^b  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN;

ADRENAL TUMOR; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; STRESS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HUMANS; METANEPHRINE; NORMETANEPHRINE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA;

EID: 78449295981     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2010.010131     Document Type: Article

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