Endocrine

, Volume 42, Issue 1, pp 222–223 | Cite as

Practical evaluation of late-night salivary cortisol: a real-life approach

Letter to the Editor
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Keywords

Adenoma Cortisol Pituitary Adenoma Urinary Free Cortisol Adrenal Adenoma 
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Acknowledgments

We thank Steven William Bunker for English editing work.

Conflict of interest

The authors have nothing to disclose.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.The National Research Center for EndocrinologyMoscowRussia

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