Cyclic Cushing’s Disease: Pitfalls in the Diagnosis and Problems with the Pathogenesis

Internal Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 169-170

  Yasuda, Keigo ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMAN; NOTE; PERIODICITY;

CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMANS; PERIODICITY;

EID: 0030099567     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.35.169     Document Type: Article

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