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Cortisol Levels Correlate With Pneumonia Severity
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Title Cortisol Levels Correlate With Pneumonia Severity
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/566320?src=rss
Description Free and total cortisol levels are simple and valid predictors of illness severity and outcome in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), Swiss and UK researchers report in the November 1st issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Reuters Health Information
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Date Nov 21, 2007
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