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Tests of adrenal insufficiency

Juliana Chizo Agwu, Helen Spoudeas, Peter C. Hindmarsh, P J Pringle, C G D Brook

Archives of Disease in Childhood · 1999 · 103 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

The LDST revealed mild degrees of adrenal insufficiency not detected by the SSST. The value of a single 08:00 hour serum cortisol concentration is limited.

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