Serum androgens in intensive‐care patients: correlations with clinical findings
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Endocrinology
- Vol. 34 (4) , 305-310
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2265.1991.tb03771.x
Abstract
Serum androgen levels were studied In 100 patients (50 male) with varying degrees ot severe illness, determined by Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE). Comparison with normal subjects revealed the following changes:Keywords
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