Variability in counselling for adrenal insufficiency in COVID-19 and beyond: a survey of rheumatology practice

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Inflammation and Tissue Repair, UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London Hospital, London WC1E 6JF, UK.
² Department of Rheumatology, University College London Hospital, London WC1E 6JF, UK.
³ Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁴ Rheumatology Service, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK.
⁵ Leeds Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
⁶ Department of Endocrinology, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton, UK.
⁷ Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London Hospital, London WC1E 6JF, UK.
⁸ Department of Endocrinology, University College London Hospital, London WC1E 6JF, UK.
⁹ Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.

Puja Mehta et al. Lancet Rheumatol. 2021 Feb.

. 2021 Feb;3(2):e92-e94.

doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(20)30389-1. Epub 2020 Dec 3.

¹ Centre for Inflammation and Tissue Repair, UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London Hospital, London WC1E 6JF, UK.
² Department of Rheumatology, University College London Hospital, London WC1E 6JF, UK.
³ Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁴ Rheumatology Service, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK.
⁵ Leeds Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
⁶ Department of Endocrinology, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton, UK.
⁷ Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London Hospital, London WC1E 6JF, UK.
⁸ Department of Endocrinology, University College London Hospital, London WC1E 6JF, UK.
⁹ Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.

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