Salivary cortisol concentration changes after epidural steroid injection

Pain Physician

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 461-466

  Chon, Jin Young ^a   Moon, Ho Sik ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Complications; Cortisol; Epidural injections; Herniated discs; HPA; Salivary; Spinal stenosis; Steroids

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; RATING SCALE; SALIVA LEVEL; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SPINAL STENOSIS; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 84869748611     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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