Increased hair cortisol concentrations and BMI in patients with pituitary-adrenal disease on hydrocortisone replacement

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2456-2462

  Staufenbiel, Sabine M ^a   Andela, Cornelie D ^b   Manenschijn, Laura ^a   Pereira, Alberto M ^b   Van Rossum, Elisabeth F C ^a   Biermasz, Nienke R ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AEROSOL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAIR LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORNING DOSAGE; OINTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; HAIR; METABOLISM; PITUITARY DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAIR; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930792929     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-4328     Document Type: Article

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