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. 2014 Dec 16:1:2333794X14563385.
doi: 10.1177/2333794X14563385. eCollection 2014.

Repeating ACTH Stimulation Test Is Necessary to Diagnose ACTH Deficiency in Neonatal Hypopituitarism With Initial False Negative Result

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Repeating ACTH Stimulation Test Is Necessary to Diagnose ACTH Deficiency in Neonatal Hypopituitarism With Initial False Negative Result

Loyal K Coshway et al. Glob Pediatr Health. .
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