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. 1956 Feb;143(2):180–209. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195602000-00004

Studies in Surgical Endocrinology

II. The Free Blood 17-Hydroxycorticoids in Surgical Patients; Their Relation to Urine Steroids; Metabolism and Convalescence *

R W Steenburg, R Lennihan, F D Moore
PMCID: PMC1464876  PMID: 13292872

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