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. 1962 Jun 9;1(5292):1584–1586. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5292.1584

Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome

J D H Slater, M Hartog, Russell Fraser, B Rantzen
PMCID: PMC1958927  PMID: 13913812

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