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. 1954 Mar 27;1(4864):723–726. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.4864.723

Oral Cortisone Treatment of Hypopituitarism

H L Sheehan, V K Summers
PMCID: PMC2084890  PMID: 13140848

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