Current state and future perspectives in the diagnosis of diabetes insipidus: A clinical review

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3426-3437

  Fenske, Wiebke ^a   Allolio, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; COPEPTIN; DESMOPRESSIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASOPRESSIN; WATER;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NEPHROGENIC DIABETES INSIPIDUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINALYSIS; URINE OSMOLALITY; WATER DEPRIVATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY;

DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HUMANS;

EID: 84867261205     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-1981     Document Type: Review

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