Hair cortisol content in patients with adrenal insufficiency on hydrocortisone replacement therapy

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 687-693

  Gow, Rachel ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a,b   Rieder, Michael ^a,c   Van Uum, Stan ^a,d  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c The Children's Health Research Institute   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CORTISONE ACETATE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HAIR; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955799388     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04001.x     Document Type: Article

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