Adrenal function in cirrhosis: The pendulum swings

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1543-1544

  Amarapurkar, Deepak Narayan ^a  

^a BOMBAY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

EID: 84866566189     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2012.07235.x     Document Type: Editorial

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