Lesson of the week - Carbamazepine and false positive dexamethasone suppression tests for Cushing's syndrome

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作者
Ma, RCW [1 ]
Chan, WB
So, WY
Tong, PCY
Chan, JCN
Chow, CC
机构
[1] Prince Wales Hosp, Dept Med & Therapeut, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Med & Therapeut, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2005年 / 330卷 / 7486期
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10.1136/bmj.330.7486.299
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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[No abstract available]
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页码:299 / 300
页数:2
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