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Diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: comparison of the specificity of first-line biochemical tests

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boxed-textPecori Giraldi F et al. (2007) Specificity of first-line tests for the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome. Assessment in a large series. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92: 4123–4129

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