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. 1968 Jan;27(1):7–13. doi: 10.1136/ard.27.1.7

Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal function in patients on long-term adrenocorticotrophin therapy.

P A Bacon, J R Daly, A B Myles, O Savage
PMCID: PMC1031041  PMID: 4295923

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