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Dexamethasone Suppression Test

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

C. A. Gagiano ,
C. Aalbers  and
J. J. F. Taljaard
C. A. Gagiano
Affiliation:
University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa
C. Aalbers
Affiliation:
University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa
J. J. F. Taljaard
Affiliation:
University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 146 , Issue 4 , April 1985 , pp. 452
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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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